Police Seeking Woman Linked to Alleged Fraud
Police are looking for the wife of the alleged ringleader of a fraudulent money-wiring firm, which allegedly bilked about 200 members of the Korean community out of a total of $2 million. The woman, Min Sun Hwang, 25, has been charged with 11 counts of grand theft and is believed to have fled the country, Police Detective Mike Stangland said Monday.
Her husband, David, 27, was arrested Sept. 9 and remains in County Jail. The third member of the ring, Dae Hwan Kim, 25, was arrested Sept. 17 and is free on bail. Stangland said David Hwang would advertise his KOMAX company in the local Korean media, promising to cheaply wire money to South Korea. In addition to the firm’s main office at 3054 W. 8th St. in Los Angeles, the company also has offices in Gardena and Garden Grove.
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