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| On the morning of the 13th, the Optimus Asset Management office, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, is firmly closed on the morning of the 13th, while Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol gave an order to significantly increase the staff for the investigation team in the case ‘Optimus Fund Fraud’. 2020.10.13 / News1 © News1 Reporter Lim Se-young |
As the large-scale fund fraud case for Optimus Asset Management spreads due to suspicions of political relationships, the situation emerged that the Optimus administration tried to “save lobbying” just prior to the prosecution’s investigation.
On the 13th, the comprehensive programming channel JTBC reported on the related content, saying it had obtained a document containing the ‘lifesaving lobby’ scenario from Optimus’ management. The seven-page document was written by management on May 22.
The document was reportedly organized into six topics, including which agency to focus on, how to make time, how to prepare for investigations like seizure and search and forensics, and what the role of each management is.
The objectives of the lobby were listed by the Financial Supervision Service, the prosecution and the court. Specifically, “I have to think if it is better to ensure a way to make the most of the time in the FSS by mobilizing all my connections and implement it immediately”, and “I operated a coverage scenario to extend the time of the FSS as much as possible”.
In addition, content such as “Prosecution is likely to be limited by the scope of the FSS allegations” and “It is necessary to prevent the scope of the investigation from being expanded at the prosecution stage.”
Regarding the management role, it was decided that CEO Kim Mo will be in charge of ‘dealing with the Financial Supervision Service’, and lawyer Yoon Mo will be in charge of ‘the preparation of the investigation, including the forensic one.’
The document also noted that “the prosecution works in the sense that the investigation is difficult because the escape of the main criminal is essential” and “consultation with President Chae is necessary.” Here, “ President Chae ” refers to former Attorney General Chae Dong-wook, who served as Optimus’s advisor at the time, and it was reported that Chae’s side canceled the legal counsel contract in June and revealed that he did not knew about fund fraud.
However, the credibility of the document and the lobbying of the Financial Supervision Service and the prosecution, etc., must be revealed in the prosecution’s investigation.
As suspicion of lobbying for politics and relationships spreads, securities companies have recently brought up the actual names and titles of about 10 people under the heading of ‘Optimus Lobby List’. The relevant figures flatly denied the connection and foreshadowed a legal response.
The document is known to include the names of government ministries, business and media personnel, and members of the ruling Blue House party. However, in the case of Blue House and ruling party staff, it was reported that only affiliation and number were included.
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