The prosecution, investigating the suspicion of an Optimus Asset Management Fund fraud and lobbying affairs, has filed an arrest warrant for Shin Mo, a former entertainment agency representative who worked as a lobbyist for Optimus.



On the 13th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office of Economic Crime and Criminal Justice (Director Min-cheol Joo) said on the 13th that it has requested an arrest warrant against Shin Mo for violating the Lawyers and Commercial Laws and fraud under the Aggravated Punishment Act for certain economic crimes.



The arrest warrant review will be held tomorrow (17th) morning at the hearing of the Deputy Chief Judge Kim Tae-gyun of the Seoul Central District Court.



Shin is accused of taking money from Optimus CEO Kim Jae-hyun, saying that he will lobby the financial sector with recently arrested lobbyists Kim Mo and Kim Mo who ran away.



In addition, the company is also accused of giving a hundred million dollars to the core shareholders of Haeduck Powerway, a marine product manufacturer acquired with Optimus funds, to exercise voting rights.



Shin is also under suspicion of illegal lobbying by political and related officials in an attempt to close Optimus' interest projects such as the Korean Horse Association over-the-counter sales office with Kim and others.



It is known that Shin showed off his connections with people in the legal, political, and financial sectors to CEO Kim Jae-hyun and insisted that he could help in business.



In this process, CEO Kim received the cost of a Rolls-Royce vehicle or an office interior in Gangnam, Seoul.



Earlier, Shin answered with the intention that the suspicion was inflated in the call with SBS.



When the court issues a warrant for Shin's arrest, the prosecution will secure two recruits out of four designated Optimus lobbyists.



The prosecution has previously requested an arrest warrant for Mr. Ki as well, but Mr. Ki fled without appearing in questioning on the 6th.



Accordingly, on the 13th, the court issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Ki without interrogation, saying, "It is judged that the main crime has been clarified, the case is serious, and the suspect has fled."



The prosecution is also focusing on securing new recruits for former Optimus Alternative Investment CEO Chung Young-je, who is known to have been in charge of lobbying the financial sector.



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