Five Police Officers Promoted for 'New Fraud Crime Arrests and Recovery of Damaged Funds'

Police Chief: "Thorough Investigation of Crimes Violating Public Livelihood"

Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun of the National Police Agency visited the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Metropolitan Investigation Unit on the afternoon of the 12th and promoted five police officers who achieved results in investigating malicious and new types of fraud crimes such as telecommunication financial fraud and industrial technology leakage crimes.

Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency. [Photo by Yonhap News]

Sergeant Pi Seung-hwa of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Cyber Investigation Unit arrested 25 suspects from a criminal organization who established a shell corporation and deceived 580 victims by claiming that "unlisted stocks will soon be listed," embezzling 20.8 billion KRW. Corporal Kim Woo-jin of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Financial Crime Investigation Unit arrested 45 members of a criminal organization who deceived 548 victims by falsely promising "approximately 500% returns as the unlisted corporation is scheduled to be listed," under the pretense of a consulting firm, embezzling 17.5 billion KRW.

Since early this year, Sergeant Park Dong-jin of the Criminal Mobile Unit traced back frozen virtual asset wallet addresses and accounts to recover about 12.8 billion KRW in damages from 517 victims of telecommunication financial fraud from the suspects. Sergeant Kim Jae-cheong of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Industrial Technology Security Investigation Unit resolved a case involving the leakage and unauthorized use of important technical data related to national core technologies of lithium secondary batteries. Sergeant Lee Yeon-il of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Eunpyeong Police Station Violent Crime Team 1 arrested 36 members of a criminal organization that stole and distributed maritime oil exceeding sulfur content standards.

Director Woo Jong-su of the National Investigation Headquarters visited the Busan and Gyeongnam Police Agencies and held promotion ceremonies for three officers. The National Investigation Headquarters plans to continue promoting the "On-site Immediate Promotion Ceremony" to enhance the honor of immediate promotions for outstanding achievements in arresting criminals and to revitalize investigation sites.

Commissioner Yoon said, "The results of the joint efforts to eradicate malicious fraud, regardless of functions such as the Financial Crime Investigation Unit, Cyber Investigation Unit, and the newly established Criminal Mobile Unit, stood out," and added, "We will continue to thoroughly investigate new types of fraud crimes and other crimes that infringe on people's livelihoods to protect the peaceful daily lives of the public."

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