Olympic fencer Nam Hyun-hee has been cleared of fraud, Seoul Songpa Police Precinct said Monday. The police decided not to refer Nam to the prosecution on fraud charges.
The court sentenced Jeon Cheong-jo, former fiancé of Olympian Nam Hyun-hee, who falsely claimed to be the third generation scion of a Korean casino and hotel conglomerate, to 12 years in prison.
Former fiancé of Olympian Nam Hyun-hee, who falsely claimed to be the third generation scion of a Korean casino and hotel conglomerate, defrauded 3 billion won ($2.2 million) from 27 victims. .
The prosecutor’s office claimed that although the 28-year-old Jeon Cheong-jo defrauded 3 billion won from 27 victims by posing as an illegitimate child of a Korean hotel and casino conglomerate chairman. Jeon was engaged to Olympian Nam Hyun0-hee.
Jeon Cheong-jo, ex-fiancé of Olympic fencer Nam Hyun-hee, was indicted on fraud charges along with an accomplice who pretended to be her bodyguard. The duo is accused of swindling $2.3 million from 27 people.
Police on Tuesday confiscated a luxury car from former Olympic fencer Nam Hyun-hee that she allegedly received as a gift from her ex-fiancé Jeon Cheong-jo.
Police handed over the fraud case surrounding Jeon Cheong-jo, who was previously engaged to Olympian Nam Hyun-hee, to the prosecution on Friday.
According to Songpa Police Precinct, Jeon is currently facing charges for collecting 1.9 billion won ($1.41 million) in criminal proceeds from 15 victims.
Forensic psychologist Lee Soo-jung says there may be a motive behind Nam as the interview with the monthly magazine happened around
The man told the police that the two made contact through a dating app where Jeon had approached him as a woman. However, at the time Jeon was still in a relationship with Nam Hyun-hee, posing as a man.
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