Police Summon Former Lawmaker Kim Moo-sung Over 'Fake Seafood Businessman Rental Car' Allegations
[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Kim Mu-seong, Senior Advisor of the People Power Party (former lawmaker), who is suspected of receiving a foreign rental car from Kim Mo (43, male), a 'fake seafood businessman' accused of giving money and gifts to political, legal, and media figures, was summoned by the police.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Violent Crime Investigation Unit is investigating former lawmaker Kim on the morning of the 25th for violating the Act on the Prohibition of Improper Solicitation and Graft (Improper Solicitation and Graft Act).
Kim is suspected of using a foreign rental car provided by Kim while serving as an active member of the National Assembly. The civic group Free Korea Patriotic Corps filed a complaint against Kim with the prosecution in early September, and the prosecution handed the case over to the police.
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Seafood businessman Kim was arrested and indicted on charges of embezzling over 11.6 billion won from seven people, including Kim's older brother, under the pretense of investment from June 2018 to January this year (fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes). He was sentenced to eight years in prison in the first trial last month. Kim's older brother was defrauded of approximately 8.64 billion won by Kim.
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