Police begin investigation into former Korean fencing representative Nam Hyun-hee = South Korea

The number of victims and the amount of damage that the police have learned from the fraud committed by Jeon Jeong-jo (27) is increasing. Mr. Jeong is the remarried partner of former Korean fencing representative Nam Hyun-hee (42).
After that, he was suspected of fraud. On the 3rd, a police official told Herald Economics, ``The number of victims of Mr. Chung's fraud has increased from 15 so far, and the amount of damage is estimated to be 1.9 billion won (approx.
200 million yen)." Police said they plan to investigate Nam. A decision on whether Chung will be detained is expected to be made as early as tonight.
At 2:30 pm today, the Seoul Eastern District Court will conduct a pre-detention hearing (warrant examination) on Mr. Jeong, who is accused of fraud under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specified Economic Crimes, and will examine the necessity of his detention.
. According to the police, Chung is suspected of stealing money from people he met through lectures in the name of investment money and inducing them to take loans for this purpose. Accusation against Mr. Chung
The police, who received the complaint and began an investigation, arrested Chung at a relative's house in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do at 3:52 p.m. on the 31st of last month, and yesterday applied for a warrant for Chung's arrest.
As of the 2nd, police had identified 15 victims of the scam, and the amount of damage was approximately 1.9 billion won. At the time, a police official said, ``The scale of the damage is likely to increase further.''