The Los Angeles-based Wilshire Bank, now one-half of the newly formed Bank of Hope – the result of last week’s merging of Wilshire and BBCN, the two largest Korean American […]
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Scientist Sentenced to Prison for Faking HIV Vaccine Results
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Dong-pyou Han, a former Iowa State University (ISU) researcher who falsified the results of an experimental HIV vaccine, was sentenced to more than […]
South Korea’s Chung Mong-Joon Considering FIFA Presidential Bid
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Former FIFA Vice President Chung Mong-joon said on Wednesday that he will “carefully consider” running for FIFA presidency, following Sepp Blatter’s unexpected […]
Christina Choe Uncovers a Fraud in Psychological Thriller ‘Nancy’
by EUGENE YI “Write what breaks your heart, because what breaks your heart will mend your heart.” This was just one of the lessons imparted upon filmmaker Christina Choe […]
Feds Arrest Leaders of Alleged Student Visa Fraud Ring in L.A.
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Federal authorities arrested three Los Angeles-area residents Wednesday for allegedly running a “pay-to-stay” visa scam that enabled foreign nationals to stay in the […]
Scammers Caught on Dashcam Staging Car Crashes in S.Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Staging car accidents seem to the latest scam trend in South Korea, according to the Korea Observer. Many Korean con artists have been […]
Couple Charged for Making 135 Fraudulent Returns at American Girl Store
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com This is why we can’t have nice things. A couple from Farmington, Minn. has been charged with felony theft-by-swindle for making 135 […]
Scammer Posing as a NYC Social Worker Sentenced to Prison
by JAMES S. KIM The president of the Korean Social Service Center in New York, who posed as a social worker and made false promises of low-income housing, pleaded […]
EXO ‘Sasaeng’ Fan Arrested for Fraud and Embezzlement
by REERA YOO A 21-year-old woman identified as Ms. Nam has been arrested for fraud and embezzlement in her efforts to raise money to chase after her favorite K-pop […]
Man Sentenced In $8M Ponzi Scheme Targeting KAs
A Korean American businessman was sentenced to 6½ years in prison yesterday for operating a Ponzi scheme which bilked fellow Korean Americans out of $8.5 million, according to news […]
Korean American Pastor Sent To Jail For Student Visa Fraud
U.S. Immigration said Oh held fake graduation ceremonies at his phony school. A federal judge sentenced a 66-year-old Southern California pastor to one year in jail for charges relating […]
