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More embezzlement uncovered at Woori Bank
Woori Bank discovered another of its employees who was involved in embezzlement, approximately two years after a 70 billion won ($50.83 million) embezzlement case made headlines.
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Woori Bank discovered another of its employees who was involved in embezzlement, approximately two years after a 70 billion won ($50.83 million) embezzlement case made headlines.
embezzlement 횡령
be involved in = get involved in = get tangled up with = be intertwined with = be entangled with = be caught up in = be implicated in = be intwined with ~에 연루되다, ~에 얽히다
approximately = about = almost = roughly = c. = circa = round about = in the region of = in the neighborhood of = in the order of = of the order of 대략, 약
make headline = go into headlines = hit the headlines 대서특필되다
According to sources, Tuesday, Woori Bank found that 10 billion won had been embezzled at a branch located in South Gyeongsang Province. The bank is investigating the details of the case and the exact amount of the losses.
located in = positioned in = settled in = situated in = nestled in = seated in ~에 위치한
investigate = examine = scrutinize = look into = explore = prove out = pry out = dig out = inspect 면밀히 조사하다, 철저히 조사하다
An employee at the branch had reportedly forged documents related to loans and deposits, and invested in overseas securities futures. Losses from the investment are extimated to be around 6 billion won. Woori Bank explained that the transactions were uncovered through its own internal control system.
reportedly = supposedly = allegedly = purportedly 전해지는 바에 따르면, 소문에 의하면, 진술된바에 의하면
forge document = manipulate document 문서를 위조하다
forge = counterfeit = manipulate 위조하다, 조작하다
loans and diposits 대출과 예금
securities futures 선물 증권
be estimated to be around 대략 ~정도로 추정되다
transactions 거래, 매매
uncover = reveal = disclose = unfold = unravel = release 드러나다, 공개하다
The bank detected unusual trading activity, so it asked the employee to explain the case and requested the team leader to verify the transactions. It also dispatched a special investigation team to recover the funds.
detect = spot = sense = discern = find = find out = perceive 감지하다, 인지하다, 인식하다
unusual = uncommon = unordinary = uncanny = rare = abnormal = atypical 평범하지 않은, 흔하지 않은, 이례적인
trading activity 거래 활동
verify = confirm = identify = prove = corroborate 확인하다, 입증하다
dispatch = send 파견하다, 보내다
special investigation team 특별수사팀, 특별 조사단
As the investigation began, the employee turned himself in to the police. This comes as yet another embezzlement incident at Woori Bank. Earlier in 2022, an employee who had worked at the bank for more than 10 years was found to have embezzled approximately 70 billion won, making headlines nationwide.
come as ~이다
yet another 꼬리를 물고, 잇따라
embezzlement incident = embezzlement case 횡령 사건
make headline = go into headlines = hit the headlines 대서특필되다
Due to the significant amount involved, the Financial Supervisory Service stated it will conduct a field inspection of the branch at the earliest date possible. Woori Bank vowed to prevent any recurrence.
Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) 금융감독원
conduct a field inspection 현지 조사를 시행하다
at the earliest date possible = as early as possible 빠른 시일 내에
vow to = swear to = promise = pledge to = make an oath 약속하다, 맹세하다
prevent recurrence 재발을 막다
"We will conduct a thorough investigation to identify the problem in the loan process and prevent similar cases from occurring," an official from Woori Bank said. "We will also strictly reprimand the employee and provide education to all employees to raise awareness of our internal systems."
conduct a thorough investigation 철저한 조사를 하다
identify the problem 문제를 찾아내다
loan process 대출 과정
reprimand = reprehend = criticize = blame = condemn = rebuke = reproach = reprove = castigate = chastise = admonish = inculcate = denounce = censure = arraign = find fault with 비난하다, 나무라다, 질책하다
raise awareness of ~에 대한 의식을 고취시키다
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