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[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Paul Lee] The Financial Investigation Department 1 (Senior Prosecutor Lee Seung-hyung) at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office on the 27th indicted Kim, a former head of the company's listed team, and Hwang, a broker, in connection with the listing corruption of Coinone, a virtual currency exchange.

They are accomplices of Ko, a cryptocurrency-listed broker, and Jeon, a former executive of Coinone, who were arrested last month and this month, respectively.

According to the prosecution, Kim is accused of receiving a total of 1.04 billion won worth of cash and coins from Ko and Hwang for two years and five months from 2020 in return for listing virtual currency.

He is also suspected of concealing criminal profits by buying a villa in Hannam-dong, Seoul, by cashing in the coins he received.

Hwang is accused of asking for the listing of virtual currency on Coinone and paying for it (a breach of trust certificate).

As a result, a total of four people, including two former executives and employees and two brokers, will be put on trial for exchanging bribes in exchange for the listing of virtual currency to Coinone.

The first trial of Ko and Jeon, who were indicted first, will be held on the 25th of next month.

 

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