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South Korean Altcoin Issuer Arrested on $16.1m Fraud Charges

NBTCBy NBTC23/03/2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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A South Korean altcoin issuer has been arrested on fraud charges. Prosecutors in the country have accused him of duping investors out of $16.1 million.

Per Newsis, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office’s Virtual Asset Crime Joint Investigation Team arrested the unnamed individual on March 19.

South Korean Altcoin Issuer ‘Conspired with Market Maker’

The arrest follows a crypto market maker’s dramatic and ultimately unsuccessful sea escape in December last year.

On December 20, 2023, Coast Guard officials intercepted a boat carrying the market maker, surnamed Park (42) and nicknamed Jon Bur Kim.

Under this alias, Park also built up a sizeable social media following, where he frequently posted pictures of his collection of luxury sports cars.

Source: Jon Bur Kim/Instagram

Park had boarded a fishing boat in the port of Jindo, hoping to escape to China after police started to probe allegations of token manipulation.

But a storm thwarted the escape attempt, and the Coast Guard eventually forced the boat to dock at Mokpo.

Prosecutors think Park and the unnamed token issuer worked together from February 2021 to April 2022. They said the duo plotted “to issue and list so-called scam coins.”

Officials say the token issuer used “methods such as false data disclosure and market manipulation” to trick investors into thinking his coins were legitimate.

Prosecutors Issue Token Manipulation Wrap

Park is currently being detained and tried at the Haenam Branch of the Gwangju District Court.

Prosecution officials have indicted him on charges of “illegally manipulating coin transaction prices.”

Officials said that Park had helped artificially spike prices by providing bribes to crypto exchange employees.

They think Park and the unnamed man may have enlisted the help of a “coin listing broker” to help get the coins listed.

Reporters outside a South Korean Prosecution Service building.

Reporters outside a South Korean Prosecution Service building. (Source: Channel A News/YouTube)

Did Market Maker Bribe Crypto Exchange Officials?

The prosecution service thinks the accused received huge windfalls when the coins were listed. The listing led to a rapid surge in prices.

At this point, officials think, that the accused sold coins, making massive profits. A prosecution official said officers would “continue to investigate Mr. Park’s alleged complicity in [the unnamed suspect’s] crimes.”

Media outlets have reported that the case also involves former high-ranking executives from the crypto exchange Coinone.

South Korean altcoin issuers have found themselves under increasing scrutiny in recent months.

Many think that so-called “scam coins” have become widespread in South Korea. In some cases, celebrities have been drawn into low-cap altcoin-related controversies.

South Korean financial institutions have pledged to provide $313 billion through the end of the decade for projects aimed at helping the country meet its climate goals https://t.co/H5SWcj97q3

— Bloomberg (@business) March 19, 2024

A pro golfer has also been charged with helping bribe officials to list a South Korean altcoin on a major trading platform.

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