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South Korean prosecutors say they hope to jail executives thought to be behind a $651 million crypto scam to prison for up to 15 years.<\/p>\n

Per the media outlet Asia Kyungjae, the alleged scam saw 8,000 people left out of pocket.<\/p>\n

The scammers allegedly offered individuals \u201cpayouts\u201d if they paid their utilities bills using cryptoassets via a dedicated platform named OnNetworks.<\/p>\n

But the firm reportedly reneged on these promises, leaving investors unable to reclaim the money they had put into the platform.<\/p>\n

The trial is being held at a branch of the Seoul Southern District Court.<\/p>\n

The prosecution said it was pushing for a 15-year prison term for the CEO of OnNetworks (surname Park), as well as a five-year prison term for an executive from the same company surnamed Kim.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors also want to jail an individual surnamed Yeom \u2013 the CEO of an OnNetworks affiliated company \u2013 for 12 years.<\/p>\n

S Korean \u2018Crypto Scammers\u2019 Plead for \u2018More Time\u2019 to \u2018Replay Victims\u2019<\/h2>\n

The court heard that the accused launched OnNetworks in 2021, and continued \u201crecruiting members\u201d to their service until February last year.<\/p>\n

Alleged victims were reportedly told they would receive cashback-like returns of 4-9% on the payments they made through the platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cAround 10\u201d alleged victims attended a hearing this week and \u201ccalled on the court to punish\u201d Park and the others.<\/p>\n

Park told the court:
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\u201cI ask for forgiveness from the victims and ask that the court waits two months. I am confident that I can restore the damages to the people here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But Yeom denied direct involvement in the alleged scam, telling the court,<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs a company executive, I am morally responsible for what happened. But [everything that happened] was outside my scope of responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors\u2019 Office last month co-launched a special crypto crime investigation unit.<\/p>\n

The 30-investigator-strong unit comprises officers from the prosecution service, as well as the regulatory Financial Supervisory Service, the National Tax Service, and the customs bureau.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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