Lee Jae-yong (left), Samsung Electronics vice chairman and de facto leader of Samsung Group, arrives for his verdict on charges of illegally using the anesthetic propofol, at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on October 26, 2021. AFP PHOTO
SEOUL: The de-facto leader of South Korea's sprawling Samsung group Lee Jae-yong was convicted Tuesday of illegally using the anesthetic drug propofol, the latest legal travail to beset the multi-billionaire.