Clinic Owner of Famous Gangnam Dermatology Charged After Taking Prepaid Treatment Fees and Closing Business

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The director of a famous dermatology clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, has been sent to the prosecution on charges of closing the clinic abruptly after receiving prepaid treatment fees from customers.

According to the police on the 5th, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul sent dermatology clinic director A to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office without detention last month on suspicion of fraud.

A is suspected of embezzling tens of millions of won in prepaid treatment fees from customers between July and September of last year and then closing the clinic.

The police also applied charges of violating the Medical Service Act, believing that A issued medical certificates and prescriptions in his name without actually providing treatment.

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