The trial of a former South Korean police officer has begun in Gwangju. The ex-law enforcer denies taking bribes during a suspected crypto fraud investigation.
Per the news broadcaster YTN, the former police sergeant is accused of receiving bribes from a crypto “broker.”
Prosecutors think the ex-police officer (surname: Jang) took over $30,000 in cash “on two occasions” in 2021.
The prosecution service said that Jang was part of a team investigating suspected crypto fraud in the capital Seoul.
Prosecutors say that a broker surnamed Seong gave Jang the money in a bid to divert the course of the investigation.
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