NongHyup Employee Embezzlement Amount 45 Million Won? Actually 4 Billion Won... Sent to Prosecution in Custody

Seoul Jungang Nonghyup Employee Embezzles 4 Billion Won... Dozens of Victims

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] It has been revealed that the amount embezzled by an employee of Seoul Jungang Nonghyup from customer funds is much higher than initially reported, reaching 4 billion KRW. The employee has been handed over to the prosecution while in custody.

According to a comprehensive report by Asia Economy on the 8th, the Seoul Gwangjin Police Station sent Kim, an employee of the Seoul Jungang Nonghyup Guui Station, to prosecution under detention on charges of breach of trust under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes.

Kim is accused of secretly taking out loans amounting to about 4 billion KRW under customers' names. He committed the crime by secretly using the accounts of dozens of customers to obtain loans. It is reported that Kim committed these crimes over the past year, and most of the embezzled money was used for gambling, including Sports Toto.

The case came to light when a victim who visited a Saemaeul Geumgo confirmed that 45 million KRW had been loaned under their name during the loan process and reported it to the police. Upon analyzing CCTV footage, the police confirmed that the customer had never visited the Nonghyup. Consequently, the police investigated the Nonghyup employees and identified Kim.

The police urgently arrested Kim on the 30th of last month and applied for an arrest warrant, which the court issued on the 3rd of this month.

Meanwhile, embezzlement cases have been occurring consecutively in the financial sector recently. On the 24th of last month, an employee of the Paju Regional Nonghyup in Gyeonggi Province embezzled 7 billion KRW of company funds. In April, an employee of the Gwangju Regional Nonghyup in Gyeonggi Province also embezzled 4 billion KRW of company funds.

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