Former national fencer Nam Hyun-hee, who was suspected and cleared of aiding Jeon Cheong-jo to fraudulently solicit investment funds, appealed for an end to what she described as “malicious comments.”
An appellate court on Thursday sentenced the former fiance of Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee to 13 years in prison for swindling dozens of people out of more than 3.5 billion won ($2.5 million) under the guise of a chaebol heir.
The prosecution has asked for a 20-year prison sentence for Jeon Cheong-jo, the ex-fiancé of Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee, for defrauding 27 people of 3 billion won.
The Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced Jeon Cheong-jo, the ex-fiancé of Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee and a convicted financial fraudster, to four years in prison on Wednesday for assaulting Nam's nephew and defrauding four people.
Jeon Cheong-jo, the ex-fiancé of fencing Olympian Nam Hyun-hee and a convicted financial fraudster, is facing additional charges of assaulting Nam's nephew, the prosecution said Tuesday.
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.
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