In brief
- The South Korean woman transferred $488,000, approximately 683 million won, in crypto and took $1,430, or 2 million won, in cash while her boyfriend slept.
- Despite her claims of partial repayment, the Jeju court sentenced her to two years due to prior fraud convictions.
- The case follows a string of crypto-related crimes in Jeju and abroad, including murder and multimillion-dollar thefts.
A South Korean woman in her 40s has been sentenced to two years in prison for transferring $500,000 worth of crypto and cash from her boyfriend’s accounts while he was asleep.
The woman in her 40s, identified only as “A,” was convicted on May 15 of embezzlement and fraud for moving $488,000, 683 million won, in crypto from her partner’s…
May 17 2025
