South Korean actress Hwang Jung-eum suspended for 2 years for embezzling $3 million in crypto
A South Korean court handed K-Drama actress Hwang Jung-eum a suspended prison sentence for embezzling more than $3 million from her agency to make crypto investments.
According to Yonhap News, the sentence was delivered on Thursday at the Jeju District Court. Hwang was found guilty of misappropriating more than 4.2 billion Korean won from a family-run talent agency she owned.
Prosecutors had indicted the 39-year-old actress under Korea’s Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, a statute that imposes heavy penalties in major fraud cases.
Hwang handed suspended sentence and will not serve jail time
A Jeju court judge issued Hwang a suspended sentence, meaning she will not have to serve immediate prison…
