Overview
- Seoul Southern District prosecutors carried out search-and-seizure operations at Samsung’s Suwon offices and at Rainbow Robotics’ headquarters as part of an active criminal inquiry.
- The investigation now centers on 16 people, including Rainbow Robotics’ CEO Lee, its former CFO Bang, and a Samsung planning-team employee referred to as “A.”
- Prosecutors allege the contested trades took place between 2022 and 2024 and used confidential information about Samsung’s investment and acquisition moves.
- Authorities estimate suspected illicit profits at about 3 to 4 billion won and say the Securities and Futures Commission referred the case to prosecutors in early 2026.
- Samsung first invested in Rainbow in 2023 and increased its stake to roughly 35 percent in late 2024, a timeline that regulators say frames why acquisition information would have been valuable and that could prompt corporate and legal scrutiny as the probe proceeds.