South Korea’s Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office carries out a search and seizure at Kunsan (Gunsan) Air Base in North Jeolla Province and at a local employee’s home, as part of an investigation into alleged fraud. Prosecutors conduct the action on Thursday at the western coastal city of Gunsan and in connection with allegations involving a Korean national who works at the base. The employee is accused of purchasing materials used for air base maintenance from an electronics materials supplier at prices above market value during the period from 2021 to 2023, and of pocketing part of the difference. Prosecutors estimate the alleged unfair profits at about 240 million won (around $157,000), based on the suspected overpricing and the portion reportedly taken. A prosecution official says investigators are also collecting evidence tied to suspicions that a contract supervisor may have corruptly accepted benefits. The official declines to provide further details about the scope of the investigation or potential additional suspects, describing the case as ongoing.
Prosecutors raid U.S. Air Base Gunsan over alleged fraud by local employee
South Korea’s Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office carries out a search and seizure at Kunsan (Gunsan) Air Base in North Jeolla Province and at a local employee’s home, as part of an investigation into...
- Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office conducts a search and seizure at Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan and at a local employee’s home.
- The investigation targets a Korean national working at the base, accused of fraud related to maintenance materials.
- Prosecutors allege the employee bought materials from an electronics supplier at prices above market value from 2021 to 2023.
- Authorities suspect the employee partially pocketed the price difference, estimating unfair profits at about 240 million won.
- Prosecutors say they are also securing evidence over suspicions that a contract supervisor corruptly accepted benefits.
Prosecutors on Thursday visited a U.S. air base in the western coastal city of Gunsan to investigate allegations of fraud involving a Korean national working at the base. The Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office carried out the search and seizure at Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, and the worker's home as part of its probe into the allegations. The worker is accused of buying materials for air base maintenance from an electronic material supplier at costs higher than the market value from 2021 to 2023 and partially pocketing the price difference. Prosecutors suspect the worker gained unfair profits of around 240 million won ($157,000) from such deals. A prosecution official said they were securing evidence related to suspicions of corrupt acceptance of benefits by a contract supervisor, while declining to give details of an ongoing investigation.
10 hours agoProsecutors on Thursday raided a U.S. air base in the western coastal city of Gunsan over allegations of fraud involving a local employee at the base. The Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office carried out the search and seizure at Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, some 170 kilometers south of Seoul, and the worker's home as part of its probe into the allegations. The worker is accused of buying materials for air base maintenance from an electronic material supplier at costs higher than the market value from 2021 to 2023 and partially pocketing the price difference. Prosecutors suspect the worker gained unfair profits of around 240 million won ($157,000) from such deals. A prosecution official said they were securing evidence related to suspicions of corrupt acceptance of benefits by a contract supervisor, while declining to give details of an ongoing investigation.
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