According to Yonhap News on May 13, the Financial Crimes Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police conducted searches at the NACF's compliance support department in Jung-gu, Seoul.
Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs discovered during a comprehensive audit that 320 million won (approximately $240,000) of public funds were allegedly used to pay for legal fees related to a personal criminal case involving an employee identified as A. The ministry referred the case to the police for investigation in January.
The raid is reportedly unrelated to ongoing investigations into NACF Chairman Kang Ho-dong, who has been under scrutiny for alleged bribery since September of last year. Police have yet to reach a conclusion in that case after nearly eight months of investigation.
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