Cases of employees in South Korea exploiting company funds to invest in cryptocurrencies have continued to pop up over the past couple of years.
An unidentified accountant at a fashion manufacturing firm was sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzling 5.28 billion won between March 2019 and June 2020 to purchase bitcoin or cryptocurrency futures.
A franchise manager at a KT Corp. branch office was sued in September 2017 for stealing 4,346 smartphones from a local warehouse and selling them to a second-hand buyer over a three-year period. The majority of the 5.55 billion won collected from the sale of the devices was also invested in cryptocurrency.
The person was sentenced to four years in prison, but his term was later reduced after he paid back the majority of the money he had embezzled.
Employees at non-profit organizations such as schools and labor cooperatives are also embezzling funds to invest in cryptocurrencies.


RBA Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points as Inflation Pressures Persist
California Sues Trump Administration Over Federal Authority on Sable Offshore Pipelines
Asian Markets Slide as Silver Volatility, Earnings Season, and Central Bank Meetings Rattle Investors
Using the Economic Calendar to Reduce Surprise Driven Losses in Forex
Trump Family Files $10 Billion Lawsuit Over IRS Tax Disclosure
Supreme Court Signals Skepticism Toward Hawaii Handgun Carry Law
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Faces Historic Court Ruling Over Failed Martial Law Attempt
US Judge Rejects $2.36B Penalty Bid Against Google in Privacy Data Case
Trump Threatens Aircraft Tariffs as U.S.-Canada Jet Certification Dispute Escalates
Starmer’s China Visit Highlights Western Balancing Act Amid U.S.-China Rivalry
Denso Cuts Profit Forecast Amid U.S. Tariffs and Rising Costs
Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Unlawfully Halted EV Charger Funding
Bob Iger Plans Early Exit as Disney Board Prepares CEO Succession Vote




