South Korean police exec gets 6 years for taking bribes from crypto fraud suspects

A South Korean police executive in his 40s has been sentenced to six years in prison and fined 100 million won for accepting bribes totaling approximately 120 million won from suspects involved in illegal gambling operations and a crypto investment fraud scheme, Newsis reported. According to legal sources on March 3, the Goyang Branch of the Uijeongbu District Court found the executive guilty of charges including bribery and fraud. The executive, who worked at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and its subordinate stations from December 2023 to March 2024, allegedly received 50 million won in cash and 70 million won for entertainment expenses from the suspects, whom he met through a law firm manager, while pretending he could influence their ongoing investigations.