A man in his 30s, who was handed over to trial for buying graffiti from Gyeongbokgung Palace to minors, was additionally charged for laundering and hiding the proceeds of the crime.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office today (6th) handed over Kang and three "money launderers" to trial on charges of violating the Crime Profit Concealment Control Act.
Kang is accused of laundering and hiding criminal proceeds earned in exchange for posting advertisements on illegal gambling sites on illegal video sharing sites he operated between December last year and May.
The investigation found that Kang first sent the illegal advertising fee he would receive to the money launderer's borrowed-name account, then laundered the money in cash or virtual currency, returned it, and hid it.
Earlier, Kang was arrested and charged with ordering teenagers to doodle Gyeongbokgung Palace to promote the site, but additional crimes were found after he said, "I have no assets because the crime profit is not large, and I cannot pay for restoration."
The prosecution, which secured 85 million won worth of criminal proceeds, including virtual assets and gold bars, through a search and seizure of the residence, plans to track the rest of the criminal proceeds as well.
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