Court sentences men on illegal remittance charges
\63b in Chinese currency transferred to Korea through Jeju casinos

A string of prison sentences have been issued by the Jeju District Court for the illegal transfer of Chinese currency worth 63 billion won to Korea through casinos in Jeju.

Identified only by their family names… 43-year-old (박) Park, the head of an illegal foreign exchange remittance agency, was sentenced to 2 years in prison, with a three-year suspension. The agency’s representative in Seoul, 32-year-old (배) Bae, was sentenced to 6 months in jail, with a one-year suspension. Meanwhile, the head of the agency’s Jeju branch... a 43-year-old man with the last name (부) Bu… was given a prison sentence of 8 years for illegal remittance as well as other charges of attempted murder, rape and assault.

The court explained the sentences were given based on the large sum of money involved, adding that illegal money transfers also often lead to money laundering and illegal gambling as well as the sales and use of illegal drugs.

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제주지방법원 제2형사부 허일승 부장판사는 카지노업체와 결탁해 630억원 상당의 중국 위안화를
국내에 반입한 혐의로 불구속 기소된 일명 ‘환치기 업체’ 대표인 47살 박 모피고인에게 징역 2년에 집행유예 3년을 선고했습니다.

이와 함께 같은 혐의로 기소된 환치기업체 서울지역 총책인 32살 배 모씨에게 징역 6월에 집행유예 1년을 선고했습니다.

특히 외국환거래법위반과 함께 살인미수와 강간, 폭행 등의 혐의로 기소된 환치기업체 제주지역 총책인 43살 부 모 피고인에게는 징역 8년의 실형을 선고했습니다.

법원은 외국환거래법위반 범행은 돈세탁이나 도박, 마약 자금의 이전 등 불법적 자금거래의 수단으로 악용될 수 있는 만큼 외국환 규모가 매우 커 엄중한 처벌이 필요하다며 양형이유를 설명했습니다.