No Bail for Ex-Official Sought by South Korea
LOS ANGELES
U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul L. Abrams on Thursday refused to set bail for Kyung Joon Kim, a former Los Angeles city commissioner awaiting proceedings to determine whether he should be extradited to South Korea for allegedly embezzling more than $30 million there.
Attorneys for Kim had asked the judge to release the Beverly Hills resident under “special circumstances” because of a long-standing back problem, but Abrams said he found no reason to release him. Kim, 38, also known as Christopher Kim, was arrested a month ago. He is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
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