Crypto-trading South Korean Soldier ‘Sold Fake Concert Tickets to Fuel Spending’
South Korean police have charged a man in his twenties with embezzlement and fraud – claiming that, during his military service, he fueled his crypto trading habits by selling bogus concert tickets online. The man, aged...
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The man, aged 22 but unnamed for legal reasons, was arrested at the Heungdeok Police Station in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province....
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