Min Jong-gi is a South Korean politician charged with corruption. He is currently the governor of

Dangjin Dangjin (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It stands on the south shore of the Bay of Asan. Dangjin borders Incheon, Pyeongtaek, and Hwaseong by sea, and Seosan, Yesan, and Asan by land. Its name means " Tang ferry," a ...

County in

South Chungcheong Province South Chungcheong Province (), informally called Chungnam, is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, province of South Korea in the Hoseo region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. South Chungcheong borders the provinces of Gyeonggi to ...

, where he has brought development to the area. In late April 2010, he was detained by government officials as he was about to leave the country but was not held in custody. He had in his possession a forged passport. The government was pursuing him because of allegations that he had given construction contracts in exchange for a villa and that he had run a slush fund worth nearly two million dollars while only reporting assets of under $550,000.

Biography

Min obtained a bachelor's degree from the prestigious South Korean Air Force Academy and a doctorate from an American university. He later became director of the province's regional economic bureau and then deputy mayor of

Nonsan Nonsan (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at . The origin of Nonsan's geographical names is said to have come from the small garden " Nolmoe, " which rises in the middle of farming fields, where rice paddie ...

and

Cheonan Cheonan (; ) is the largest and most densely populated city of South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, and the third largest city in the Hoseo region after Daejeon and Cheongju. Cheonan borders Gyeonggi Province ( Pyeongtaek and Anseong) i ...

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