Do Kwon's Legal Troubles Deepen: Potential 30+ Year Sentence Awaits in South Korea
The embattled founder faces compounding prison time across multiple jurisdictions. Beyond his existing 15-year U.S. sentence, South Korean prosecutors are pushing for an additional 30+ years if extradition proceedings succeed. This stacking of sentences highlights the escalating legal pressure on Kwon as authorities in different countries pursue separate cases. The situation underscores the international reach of crypto fraud investigations and the severity prosecutors are seeking in major industry collapse cases.
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NftMetaversePainter
· 12-16 23:43
actually, the algorithmic consequence of regulatory stack-overflow across jurisdictions... it's a fascinating case study in how centralized legal frameworks struggle to parse decentralized crime. kwon became the hash collision nobody wanted to solve
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ChainComedian
· 12-15 23:42
Bro, you've really gone all out this time, chased by multiple countries...
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30 years? Fine, this guy will have to retire in prison.
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Laughing to death, the cross-border escape still didn’t work, indeed law is interconnected globally.
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Luna has been collapsing for so long and still cleaning up the mess, I’m impressed.
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15 years in the US, 30 years in South Korea, do they want him to spend his whole life in court? Haha
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So now the question is, which country will he be imprisoned in?
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As expected, creating an air coin leads to this outcome, global police are all watching.
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I just want to know where he is now, feels like he could be caught at any moment.
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Multiple charges across different countries, I didn’t see this coming... big fool.
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Luna’s victims probably can’t even feel better after reading this news, still lost their money.
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NewPumpamentals
· 12-15 19:06
Bro, you're really done for this time. 15 years plus 30 years? The two countries teaming up to mess around, who can handle that?
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Do Kwon is about to make prison his home, feeling like multiple countries are after him.
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A typical "one man's war," even global prosecutors have their eyes on him...
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Honestly, reading this news makes me think of Alameda's style. When a big shot goes down, the whole internet gets caught in the crossfire.
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30 years plus? Purely an international big escape scene.
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His lawyer team must be really good at blowing, to turn this situation around. I don't believe it anymore.
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Stacking sentences is indeed ruthless. When prosecutors from different countries coordinate, it becomes a noose.
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I used to think Do Kwon was pretty arrogant, but now it seems he really didn't count this bill.
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Is it really possible to catch him? That's the real highlight.
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OnchainHolmes
· 12-15 19:04
Haha, this guy really wants to serve a life sentence. A 15-year sentence in the US isn't enough, and Korea wants to add another 30+? If sentences are served separately, it adds up to forty or fifty years...
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RugpullSurvivor
· 12-15 18:46
Haha, this guy is really opening blind boxes. 15 years in the US, then another 30 years in Korea. It's overwhelming.
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FlippedSignal
· 12-15 18:46
Haha, this guy is really going to be "internationally imprisoned." 15 years in the US + 30 years in Korea, totaling over 50 years. His life is all in.
Do Kwon's Legal Troubles Deepen: Potential 30+ Year Sentence Awaits in South Korea
The embattled founder faces compounding prison time across multiple jurisdictions. Beyond his existing 15-year U.S. sentence, South Korean prosecutors are pushing for an additional 30+ years if extradition proceedings succeed. This stacking of sentences highlights the escalating legal pressure on Kwon as authorities in different countries pursue separate cases. The situation underscores the international reach of crypto fraud investigations and the severity prosecutors are seeking in major industry collapse cases.