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Ex-UN boss Ban's relatives in bribery case

Two relatives of former UN secretary-general Ban ki-Moon have been charged with bribery in the US over a building development in Vietnam.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Two relatives of former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon have been charged with bribery in the US. (AAP)

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Two relatives of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon have been indicted on US charges that they engaged in a scheme to bribe a Middle Eastern official in connection with an attempted $US800 million ($A1.1 billion) sale of a building complex in Vietnam.

Joo Hyun "Dennis" Bahn, a New York real estate broker who is Ban's nephew, and Ban Ki Sang, Bahn's father, were charged in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court.


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