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If there is an attorney handling the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, please help me..

I am suspected of violating the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act on the ground that I manipulated stock prices.. I did not do it on purpose; I merely did what the company told me to do.. Will I be punished too..? If there is an attorney handling the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, please help me.

Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act attorney

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Published: 2025-06-10

Author : DongIl PARK

Hello. This is an attorney at Daeryun Law LLC handling the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act.

The Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act is a statute enacted to maintain order in financial transactions and to protect investors, and it strictly prohibits acts such as stock price manipulation, like the act you describe.

In this case, one is subject to imprisonment for a definite term of at least one year, or a fine equivalent to not less than four times and not more than six times the profit gained or the loss avoided through the violation.

In addition, one bears liability for damages to victims harmed by the stock price manipulation.

In the case of a suspected violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, even mere involvement can be subject to criminal punishment.

Even if the act was carried out under a work-related instruction, liability may be recognized if the circumstances were such that one could recognize that the instruction was clearly unlawful.

Therefore, it is important to closely review your role, the circumstances at the time, and the specific details of the conduct.

Only by responding strategically through an attorney handling the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act from the early stage of the investigation can unnecessary criminal liability be avoided.

It is necessary to secure emails, messenger records, internal reporting materials, and the like that can prove the content of your superior's instructions, and statements must also be prepared consistently.

At this point, rather than judging or responding on your own, we recommend consulting an attorney who specializes in Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act cases.

The attorney at our firm handling the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act will review and analyze your case and prepare a strategy for defending against punishment.