Tongsun Park, 71, arrested last year, was the first to go on trial in the criminal case stemming from a scandal involving the United Nations, Iraq and a group of alleged conspirators who included Saddam Hussein.
Park could face more than a dozen years in prison for his role in the decade-long conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Denny Chin set sentencing for Oct. 26.
Park's lawyer, Michael Kim, said Park was "very disappointed" but hopeful that Chin might reverse the verdict and conclude during post-trial motions that there was not enough evidence to convict him.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Miller had told jurors Park had arranged to receive millions of dollars in cash to influence top U.N. officials, including former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
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