Samsung offices raided over influence-peddling scandal

South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday raided offices of the Samsung Group and the state pension fund as the electronics giant is dragged further into a snowballing influence-peddling scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye. The raid comes as Samsung faces allegations it bribed Park's confidant Choi Soon-Sil to win state approval for a controversial merger it sought last year. The merger of Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T last year was seen as a crucial step to ensure a smooth third-genera