In a shocking turn of events, a Woori Bank employee was arrested on Monday for allegedly embezzling approximately $15 million. The employee is accused of manipulating loan documents and using the stolen funds to invest in cryptocurrencies. The defendant, who was responsible for managing corporate loans at a Woori Bank branch in Gimhae, South Korea, falsified loan documents 35 times over a ten-month period from July 2023 to May this year.
The fraudulent loans were contracted in the name of 17 clients, including individuals and companies. The investigation into the matter revealed that the fraudulent activities were possible due to “inadequate bank management and supervision”. This included staff handling urgent loan approvals in the absence of the authorized approver and the bank's head office sending loan funds directly to branches instead of the borrower's account.
Prosecutors have managed to freeze around $3.2 billion worth of assets, including deposits in crypto exchanges, banks and lending companies, through seizure and preservation measures. These assets are believed to be part of the embezzled funds.
This case has come to light at a time when South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service is developing a system to monitor unusual cryptocurrency trading activity. The goal is to improve transparency and oversight in the country's crypto market. The agency has urged national trading platforms to share internal data with the system to ensure compliance with the new legislation that will come into effect on July 19. The arrest of the Woori Bank employee underscores the importance of these measures to prevent fraudulent activities in the financial sector.
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