During the Lee Myung-bak administration, a case arose where the National Intelligence Service (NIS) was accused of using special activity funds to destroy labor unions. In this case, Im Tae-hee, former presidential chief of staff, was summarily indicted on charges of perjury. Although Im, the former chief of staff, argued in court that he had not received or relayed requests for NIS special activity fund support, the prosecution's investigation confirmed that his statement was false. Won Se-hoon, former director of the NIS, and Lee Chae-pil, former minister of employment and labor, were given suspended prosecutions. Im Dong-geol, former policy advisor to the Ministry of Labor, was found not guilty. As a result of this case, Won, the former director, was sentenced to 9 years in prison, and Lee, the former minister, received a sentence of 1 year in prison with a 2-year suspension. The sentences have been finalized.
