Prosecutors Seek 3-Year Prison Sentence for Jo Joo-bin's Accomplice in 'Son Seok-hee and Yoon Jang-hyun Fraud' Case

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The prosecution has requested a prison sentence for a man in his 20s who was an accomplice in fraud alongside Jo Joo-bin, the operator of the Telegram 'Baksa Bang'.

On the 10th, at the trial session for Kim and Lee held under Judge Lee Ki-hong of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 24, the prosecution requested a 3-year prison sentence for Lee. The prosecution did not proceed with a sentence request for Kim due to changes in the indictment related to drug charges.

Kim and Lee were indicted on charges of conspiring with Jo, the operator of 'Baksa Bang', who deceived JTBC President Sohn Seok-hee by claiming to provide information obtained from running a detective agency, receiving 18 million won between April and September last year. In August of the same year, they also deceived former Gwangju Mayor Yoon Jang-hyun by claiming to compensate for fraud damages and received 20 million won. Notably, they are also accused of receiving money from victims by falsely advertising the sale of firearms or drugs on the internet or Telegram under Jo's instructions and delivering the money to Jo.

Meanwhile, Jo appeared as a witness at the trial that day and explained the circumstances under which he instructed Kim and Lee to commit the crimes.

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