The action by the current president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will release Mr. Lee from a 17-year sentence for bribery and embezzlement and nullify the enormous fines he owed.
Federal prosecutors appear to be focusing on possible wrongdoing by cryptocurrency executives, rather than by Democratic or Republican politicians. But the inquiries widen an explosive campaign finance scandal.
Libero Milone is suing the Vatican for wrongful dismissal after he said he found cardinals siphoning off funds. The Vatican has hit him with a criminal investigation of its own.