Emergency Audit on 'Wildfire Cartel': 6,749 Forestry Technicians Suspected of Illegal License Lending

Following SBS's successive reports on the illegal lending of licenses by forestry corporations, the Board of Audit and Inspection has announced the results of an emergency audit.

The Board of Audit and Inspection stated that after investigating 16,970 forestry technicians registered across approximately 2,200 forestry corporations from 2023 to this year, about 40 percent—or 6,749 individuals—are suspected of lending or stealing their qualifications.

Among them, 184 were found to be deceased, imprisoned, or residing abroad, the board added.
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