n 2016, Gwang-ho Kim boarded a plane from Seoul, South Korea to Washington, DC to blow the whistle on Hyundai and Kia for putting American motorists at risk due to defective engines. Five years later, he became the first whistleblower to be receive an award from the NHTSA Whistleblower Program. On today’s Fraud in America episode, he joins to discuss his whistleblowing journey. A big thanks to Mr. Kim’s daughter, Cindy Kim, for serving as his translator for this interview!
Learn more about Mr. Kim's whistleblowing award on the Constantine Cannon website and the NHTSA website.
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