16 Filipinos accused of handling illegal remittances in Korea

A total of 16 Filipinos are in trouble with the law in South Korea for allegedly handling illegal remittances for Filipino workers, according to the Yonhap News Agency.

Those booked by police include 12 flight attendants and an unnamed moneychanger who may have handled up to US$2.85 million in won-dollar exchange transactions from January 2009-December 2011.

They were alleged to have earned commission fees and/or currency gains unfairly in exchange for their services, which were reportedly availed of by illegal workers who lacked the proper documents required in remittances coursed through banks.

For more information, see ABS-CBN News 16 Filipinos booked over illegal remittances in Korea.

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