US air base in Gunsan raided over alleged fraud by local employee

GUNSAN -- Prosecutors on Thursday raided a US air base in the western coastal city of Gunsan over allegations of fraud involving a local employee at the base.

The Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office carried out the search and seizure at Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, some 170 kilometers south of Seoul, and the worker's home as part of its probe into the allegations.

The worker is accused of buying materials for air base maintenance from an electronic material supplier at costs higher than the market ...