Suspect Jeong Jeong-jo faces trial in ``pregnancy fraud'' and ``investment fraud'' cases = South Korea

Jung Cheon-jo (27), known as the second marriage partner of South Korean fencing former representative Nam Hyun-hee (42), faces the same trial on charges of ``pregnancy fraud'' and ``investment fraud.''
I was scheduled to be tried there. On the 7th, the Uijeongbu District Court announced on the 30th of last month that it had transferred Jeong's pregnancy fraud case to the Seoul Eastern District Court.
After having a sexual relationship with a man she met on a dating app in October last year in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, Jeong said, ``Even though she is an equestrian athlete, she became pregnant and competed.''
He was arrested on suspicion of defrauding a man of approximately 73 million won (approximately 8.11 million yen), saying, "I will not be able to attend the event and will have to pay a penalty fee."
Chung is also suspected of defrauding investors out of large sums of money after becoming known as Nam's second marriage partner.
Ru. There were 27 victims who were defrauded by Jung, and the amount of damage reached 3.078 billion won (approximately 342.02 million yen). The victims worked at a fencing school operated by Nam.
More than 90% of the participants were new members of society in their 20s and 30s, and were recruited under the pretense of parents of parents and financial technology lectures. From March to October this year, Jung was a member of the Paradise Group.
Falsely claiming to be a foreigner and successor, or a major shareholder of NVIDIA, a company listed on the Nasdaq, the victims were invited to a luxury apartment complex in Seoul called SIGNIEL, where they were given a ride in a rented supercar.
It was investigated that he had misled the people through methods such as Not only that, but he also lied about his academic background, saying that he was born in New York and graduated from a famous foreign medical school, and provided luxurious stories such as travel stories and horseback riding with famous business people.
He was proud of having created a hobby life. He had four to five security guards accompany him at all times when he was involved in outside activities. On the 29th of last month, the Seoul Dongbu District Prosecutors Office, which investigated the investment fraud case, charged Chung with specific economic crimes.
He was arrested and indicted on charges of fraud under the Aggravated Punishment Act, fraud under the Criminal Code, forgery of public documents, use of forged public documents, forgery of private documents, and use of forged private documents.
The Seoul Eastern District Public Prosecutors Office decided to consolidate the two cases and set the first trial date.
The date has not been decided yet.