South Korean gang indicted for laundering $756.8 million through fake cryptocurrency website
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Golden Finance reported that according to the Korea Daily, the Cybercrime Investigation Team of the Busan Local Police Agency in South Korea has filed a non-detention prosecution against a gang, accusing them of laundering approximately 1.1 trillion won (approximately 756.8 million yuan) through a fake cryptocurrency trading platform used by illegal gambling websites. Dollar). The gang allegedly made approximately 10 billion won (approximately US$6.88 million). From January 2022 to September 2023, they operated five offices in South Korea, developed fake transaction websites, and laundered money for 112 gambling websites. Police also captured 80 minors involved, some of whom were recruited through the use of celebrity deepfake videos.