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Small-fund manager: 3y prison for ₩2B insider trading

Manager L (anonymized)·White-collar·Seoul Southern District Court · 2021

Harm

₩2B trading profit

Sentence

3y

Court

Seoul Southern District Court

Guideline

Comparison thesis

Insider trading: small manager ₩2B = 3y prison. KOSPI executive ₩30B = suspended.

The Capital Markets Act's per-amount escalation should make ₩30B harsher than ₩2B by every doctrinal measure. Restitution-based mitigators favor defendants who can repay quickly — a structural privilege for high-asset insiders.

Case summary

A small-fund manager who used material non-public information to gain ₩2 billion in personal trading profit was convicted under the Capital Markets Act and sentenced to 3 years of actual imprisonment + ₩2B disgorgement. Within Sentencing Commission guideline at this loss tier.

Disparity flags

Within guideline

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