Pianist Baek Geon-woo's Embezzlement of Performance Fees: Yoon Jeong-hee's Sibling Acquitted at Police Station

Police: "Embezzlement Allegations Not Proven"... Insufficient Evidence, No Prosecution
Younger Sister's Side Countersues: "Defamation Due to False Information Spread"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The police have dismissed charges against the pianist Baek Geon-woo, who was accused by his sister-in-law of embezzling his performance fees over several decades.

On the 25th, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced that they had decided not to prosecute Son Mi-ae, the eldest sister of actress Yoon Jeong-hee (real name Son Mi-ja), who was accused of embezzlement under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, due to insufficient evidence.

Baek claimed at a press conference last October, "Since 1980, I entrusted my sister-in-law Son with managing my domestic performance fees, but she falsified the account balance and withdrew 2.1 billion won without authorization." Baek's side asserted that the embezzlement continued until March 2019, when Baek changed the bank account password.

In response, Yoon's siblings denied the allegations, stating, "Baek is falsely raising property issues to mislead public opinion."

The police also reviewed the bank account transaction records submitted by Baek's side and concluded that the embezzlement charges against Son were not substantiated, resulting in a dismissal of the case.

Son's side filed a counter-complaint, claiming that Baek damaged her reputation by spreading false information, and the police are currently investigating.

Meanwhile, Baek and Yoon's siblings have been in conflict over Yoon, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.

Last year, Yoon's siblings posted on the Blue House's public petition board, raising suspicions that Yoon was being neglected in France. In response, Baek revealed that the dispute over Yoon's guardianship began in 2019 at a French court, where the siblings ultimately lost the case.

Following the French court, the Seoul Family Court also appointed Baek's daughter, Baek Jin-hee, as Yoon's adult guardian in March, but Yoon's siblings appealed the court's decision.

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