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Chaebol scions, SM chief and actress in W130 bil. illegal FX deals
금감원, 재벌·연예인 등 1천300억대 불법외환거래 적발
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Lee Soo-manSM Entertainment chairmanHan Ye-seulActress Lee Soo-manSM Entertainment chairmanHan Ye-seulActress

Lee Soo-man
SM Entertainment chairman

Han Ye-seul
Actress


By Kim Jae-won

Family members of conglomerates, SM Entertainment Chairman Lee Soo-man and actress Han Ye-seul have reportedly violated foreign exchange (FX) rules.

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) imposed 16 million won ($14,800) in penalties against Chung Kyung-hee, the only daughter of the late Hyundai Group Chairman Chung Ju-yung, KBS TV reported Tuesday, citing the financial regulator.

Chung allegedly bought two luxury houses in Hawaii in 1997 and 2004, but did not report this, according to the report.

Under the Foreign Exchange Law, Korean nationals must report when they buy foreign real estate.

KBS also said Lee bought multiple properties in Los Angeles in recent years, while Han bought a commercial building in the city's Koreatown area in 2011, but did not report this to the FSS.

The broadcasting company said 44 Koreans committed illegal FX trading involving a combined 130 billion won.

The FSS reported Samyang Tongsang Chairman Hur Nam-kack and KCC Information & Communications Corp. Chairman Lee Chu-yong to the prosecutors' office for alleged large-scale illegal FX trading, according to KBS.

The FSS confirmed that it had been investigating this since July 2014, but would not elaborate, citing the ongoing investigation.

"We have collected documents on illegal trading, focusing on purchases of real estate in foreign countries," said Cho Sung-rae, an FSS director in charge of the FX supervision bureau. "However, it is too early to say more on the matter."

SM Entertainment and Han both said they failed to report the real estate deals by "mistake."

"Our American subsidiary made a mistake not to report it to the authority. Other than this, we reported all investments in foreign countries," a company statement said.

Han also issued a statement through her agency that she made a technical mistake. The agency said Han bought the building, and transferred ownership to a company in which she was the major shareholder, but she did not know that she should report this.

"We are sorry not to acknowledge the regulation and failed to report it on time. However, we did not intend to do so," said Keyeast, Han's agency company.



금감원, 재벌·연예인 등 1천300억대 불법외환거래 적발

국내 재벌 일가의 부동산 취득과 해외 직접 투자 과정에서 1천300억원대 불법 외환거래가 적발된 것으로 전해졌다.

12일 금융당국에 따르면 금융감독원이 지난 6월부터 해외에 부동산을 소유하거나 해외법인 설립시 신고 이행 여부 등을 점검한 결과, 총 44명 1천300억원대 불법 외환거래를 적발했다.

금감원은 이번 검사에서 재벌가와 연예인 상당수가 신고없이 해외에 소유한 부동산이나 예금을 포착해 과태료를 부과했다.

외국환거래법은 외국환 자본거래 시 당국에 신고를 해야 하는데, 이들은 해외에서 부동산 등 자산을 취득하는 과정에서 이를 제대로 신고하지 않은 혐의를 받고 있다.

금감원은 이중 상대적으로 거래규모가 큰 GS그룹 계열 허남각 회장, SM엔터테인먼트 이수만 회장 등을 검찰에 통보하는 것으로 전해졌다.

금감원은 지난 10월 21개 그룹 관련자 등 117명을 대상으로 외환검사를 진행 중이라고 밝힌 바 있다.

당시 금감원은 이들이 직접 또는 해외법인 등을 통해 총 272건, 4억9천만달러 상당의 미국 부동산을 소유한 것으로 확인했다.

조사 대상에는 삼성·효성·SK·한화·LG·한진·CJ·한솔·대림·LS그룹 등 주요 재벌 일가가 대부분 포함돼 있었다.

앞서 9월에는 당국에 신고하지 않고 해외에서 100만달러 이상 증여성 자금을 들여오다 재벌그룹 관계자들이 무더기로 적발된 사례도 있다.

증여성 자금은 수출입 등 정당한 거래의 대가가 아닌 이전거래를 말하며 거주자가 해외에서 5만달러 이상 금액을 들여올 때에는 반입 목적 등 영수확인서를 은행에 제출해야 하지만 이들은 이런 의무를 준수하지 않았다.

금감원 관계자는 '아직 검사가 종료되지 않아 불법 외환거래 규모나 처벌 대상 등이 확정되지 않았다'고 말했다. (연합뉴스)
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