South Korea Indicts Celebrities, Experts in Stock Rigging Scandal

10-member alleged stock rigging group included celebrities, financial experts

South Korean prosecutors on Friday said they have indicted nine individuals for allegations of stock price rigging, the list of which included a former soccer player, the husband of a TV celebrity and a high-ranking official of a securities firm. Officials of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office held a briefing on the recent crackdown against the supposed 10-member crime ring, in which they arrested three, indicted six without physical attention and put the remaining member on the wan

By The Korea Herald