[설탕 카르텔]① "같이 올리자" 제당사 임원부터 팀장까지 '짬짜미'

This case exposes how major corporations systematically manipulated sugar prices through coordinated actions over four years, demonstrating the vulnerability of markets to sophisticated collusion schemes. The perpetrators used encrypted messaging and deliberate document destruction to evade detection, raising critical questions about regulatory enforcement capabilities and corporate accountability. The leniency settlement granted to the largest manufacturer reveals both the incentive mechanisms that encourage disclosure and the asymmetric consequences for market participants.