SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO MILLION DOLLAR BANK FRAUD SCHEME, ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY, AND FALSE USE OF PASSPORT

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

OAKLAND - Sangsoo Kim pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to Illegal Re-Entry, False Use of a Passport, Fraudulent Use of One or More Counterfeit Access Devices, and Bank Fraud.

Sangsoo Kim, 56, a national of South Korea was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 16, 2025. Under the plea agreement, Kim pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts.

In pleading guilty, Kim admitted that in 2020, he was convicted of a felony fraud offense and was deported as a result of that conviction. Sometime thereafter, he illegally re-entered the United States. After illegally re-entering the United States, he ...