S. Korean earthquake expert funneled bribes through US banks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former director of South Korea’s earthquake research center was convicted in federal court of laundering more than $1 million in bribes, prosecutors said Tuesday. Heon-Cheol Chi, 59, was convicted Monday of taking more than $1 million in bribes from companies in Pasadena and England and funneling proceeds through U.S. banks. […]