Philippines Arrests South Korean Woman Over $3.9B Online Gambling Operation
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Philippine immigration authorities have arrested a 29-year-old South Korean woman, Kim Youngsun, for allegedly helping operate 23 illegal online gambling websites that generated about 5.33 trillion won ($3.9 billion). Kim was detained in General Trias, Cavite, following an operation coordinated with South Korean authorities and the Philippine National Police. She is accused of working as an assistant manager and supervising several units of the gambling operation, which ran from offices in Pasay and Quezon City beginning in 2018. Kim is being held at the Bureau of Immigration’s Warden Facility pending custodial proceedings.
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