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employees of a brokerage firm who helped foreign speculators trade illegal
foreign exchange in the country were caught. After looking behind the illegal transaction of 7 trillion won, they received billions of gold and valuables, and it turned out that the entire team of securities companies was involved.

TBC reporter Han Hyun-ho.

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This is Seoul NH Futures.

The team leader, Mr. A, who is in his 40s, and the entire team were accused of behind illegal foreign exchange trading.

In 2019, two Chinese investors, Mr. B, brought 2 trillion won of virtual assets bought from overseas to domestic exchanges and sold them for three years.

It is aimed at the so-called 'kimchi premium', where the domestic virtual asset market price is more expensive than overseas, and the profit from the difference alone amounts to 7 billion won.

NH Futures employees played a key role in the process of these foreign exchanges going overseas.

They deceived commercial banks by submitting false funds confirmation as if the virtual asset transaction proceeds were domestic derivatives funds.

They are accused of receiving 3 million won worth of money and valuables, including luxury bags and watches, in return.

The prosecution charged Team Leader A with detention and charged the other four team members with non-custody.

[Lee Il-kyu/Daegu District Prosecutor's Anti-Corruption Investigation Department: The entire team received expensive luxury goods from people involved in work, and not one of the team members stopped or thought it was strange.]

Prosecutors launched a joint investigation with Interpol to arrest Chinese investors and froze 2.500 billion won in securities and deposits held by foreign funds.

(Video Interview: Ahn Jae-hoon TBC)