Ko Young-tae (born 1976) is a South Korean businessman and fencer. He competed in the individual and team

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events at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

. Ko was a close friend of

Choi Soon-sil Choi Soon-sil (; born June 23, 1956) is an individual known primarily for her involvement in the 2016 South Korean political scandal, which stemmed from her influence over the 11th President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye. Biography Choi Soon- ...

. Ko is suspected of being involved in the management of The Blue K, Widec Sports, and paper companies. Choi set up these companies in Korea and Germany allegedly to funnel money from the foundations. He became one of the figures in the

2016 South Korean political scandal Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * '' Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film di ...

, and has been described as a

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. He disclosed a documentary showing that his neighbors tried to steal the money from the Mir and the Blue K Foundation by using Choi Soon Shin.

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People associated with the 2016 South Korean political scandal South Korean businesspeople South Korean male foil fencers Fencers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in fencing Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Korea National Sport University alumni Sportspeople from Gwangju 1976 births Living people South Korean whistleblowers Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games {{SouthKorea-fencing-bio-stub

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