Just before the trial for the condominium complex theft, Kim fled to Hong Kong using a fraudulently obtained U.S. passport, according to prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to passport fraud in federal court in Manhattan last month and was sentenced yesterday to 14 months in prison, a portion of which will run consecutive to his sentence today.
The state case is People v. Kim, 2011/86, New York State Supreme Court, New York County (Manhattan). The CFTC suit is U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Kim, 11-cv-01013, and the federal passport fraud case is U.S. v. Kim, 11-cr-00642, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan.)