In South Korea, thousands of protesters continued to stage a rally near a vote-counting facility in eastern Seoul for the third day today, claiming last week’s local elections were fraudulent and demanding a new election. According to estimates, approximately 3,000 people surrounded the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium as of noon. Police estimated a crowd of 30,000 had gathered the previous day.
Protesters are currently gathered at each of the eight entrances, keeping an eye on ballot boxes that remain inside the facility while chanting slogans calling for a do-over of the elections. Protests have continued after ballot paper shortages were reported at more than a dozen polling stations across Seoul on Wednesday, prompting temporary voting suspensions. According to local media reports, some voters were believed to have left without casting their ballots.
This category refers to crimes committed by employees or insiders against their own organizations. It is often the most damaging because the perpetrator has authorized access to systems.
- Asset Misappropriation: The most common form, involving the theft of company resources. This ranges from simple “skimming” (taking cash before it’s recorded) to complex schemes involving the theft of inventory or intellectual property.
- Payroll Fraud: Employees may create “ghost employees” on the system, falsify their own timesheets to claim unworked overtime, or divert salary payments to their own accounts.
- Financial Statement Fraud: Management deliberately misrepresents the company’s financial health by inflating revenue or hiding liabilities to attract investors or meet performance bonuses.