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Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak charged with corruption

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FILE: South Korea's former president Lee Myung-bak arrives at the prosecutors' office in Seoul. (Reuters)

South Korean prosecutors say they've indicted former President Lee Myung-bak on bribery, embezzlement and other charges.

Lee's indictment Monday came three days after his successor Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 years in prison for a separate corruption scandal.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said Monday it charged Lee with taking a total of $10 million in bribes from the country's spy agency, Samsung and others.

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Lee has also been charged with embezzling about $33 million of official funds from a private company he owned and evading corporate taxes totaling $281,270.

Lee was a Hyundai executive and a Seoul mayor before serving as president from 2008-2013.

Lee has been at a Seoul detention center since his arrest last month.