In brief
- Two South Korean police officers were indicted for allegedly taking bribes from operators of illegal crypto exchanges tied to a $186 million voice-phishing laundering operation.
- Prosecutors say the officers provided investigative information, helped unfreeze accounts, and facilitated legal and law-enforcement contacts in exchange for payments.
- Authorities froze about $1.1 million in assets as part of a broader probe that uncovered a coordinated network converting criminal proceeds into USDT through cash-for-crypto shops.
A South Korean police superintendent and senior officer have been indicted for allegedly accepting bribes from crypto operators who ran illegal exchanges that laundered $186 million (249.6 billion won) in…
Jan 12 2026
