LG execs admit criminal obstruction in New Zealand antitrust probe

By James Panichi ( April 23, 2025, 04:34 GMT | Insight) -- South Korean electronics and telecommunications conglomerate LG has been caught up in a New Zealand criminal-obstruction case, with three former and current top executives pleading guilty to charges relating to the destruction of evidence in an antitrust probe. The New Zealand Commerce Commission said former LG Country Manager Dowan Kim, former LG Key Account Manager Nicholas Clarke and another unnamed staff member had been charged over the destruction of WhatsApp messages. They were later discharged without a conviction.LG, a South Korean electronics and telecommunications conglomerate, has been caught up in a New Zealand criminal-obstruction case, with three former and current top executives pleading guilty to charges relating to the destruction of evidence in an antitrust probe....

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LG execs admit criminal obstruction in New Zealand antitrust probe

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