'Fraudulent Marriage for Property Acquisition' Lawsuit... Objection Filed Against Police Non-Prosecution Decision

Agricultural Corporation Managers File Complaint Over "Marriage Bait Real Estate Name Transfers"

Police Drop Case Due to "Insufficient Evidence"... Accused Claim "Voluntary Transfer, Not Fraud"

Male managers of an agricultural corporation filed a complaint against a woman, accusing her of approaching them under the pretense of marriage to swindle money, real estate, and corporate assets. However, when a 'non-prosecution decision' was made, they appealed and filed an objection.

As the men claiming to be victims are known to have strengthened their evidence in this objection, attention is focused on whether the investigation results will be overturned in the future.

According to the Jeonnam Goheung Police Station on the 15th, earlier this year, Mr. B and Mr. C each filed complaints alleging that Ms. A extorted property by feigning marriage.

The complaints submitted to the police stated that since around September last year, Ms. A sought or was introduced to wealthy divorced men in rural areas, gained their trust by pretending to marry them, and then extorted their assets.

Ms. A allegedly intimidated them by saying she was knowledgeable about tax matters and that about 1 billion KRW in additional taxes was expected, warning that transferring real estate and corporate ownership could help avoid tax surcharges or asset seizures. Once the ownership of money, real estate, and corporations was transferred, she reportedly immediately expelled them or used restraining orders to target large sums of assets, which is the common claim of the complainants.

Mr. B expressed strong suspicion, stating that around November 15 last year, documents related to ownership transfer were prepared at a notary office without his direct presence, and that vehicle black box footage was deleted. He claims to have suffered damages amounting to approximately 1.2405 billion KRW.

A local resident living nearby also reported seeing Ms. A leave saying she was going to handle notary work, accompanied by a man with a ponytail who got into a vehicle with her on the day of the ownership transfer.

The notary said, "All documents were perfect, and it was difficult to identify Mr. B based solely on the photo on the ID card."

Ms. A also claims to have repaid a 100 million KRW loan borrowed from Mr. D, a man from another region with whom she had been meeting since April 2020 and had promised marriage until last September, using 90 million KRW she received from herself.

Mr. B claims that Ms. A met him through an acquaintance in September last year, around the time she was breaking up with Mr. D, with the premise of marriage, and extorted assets while promising marriage until November of the same year.

Furthermore, during October to November last year, while continuing the relationship, she was already dating someone else, registered the marriage in December, and divorced shortly thereafter, he emphasized.

Mr. C claims to have been defrauded of a total of about 2.1 billion KRW. From October 2013 to November 2019, while living in a de facto marital relationship, Ms. A allegedly embezzled assets, used property as collateral without his knowledge, and executed a large loan amounting to about 700 million KRW. Mr. C is currently pursuing a civil lawsuit.

Additionally, Ms. A is known to have been accused of defrauding 180 million KRW while dating Mr. E since November 2012.

The Goheung Police decided not to prosecute Mr. B's complaint due to 'insufficient evidence,' and the complaint filed by Mr. C is still under investigation.

Regarding this, Ms. A reportedly stated during the police investigation, "I gave money and property voluntarily because I liked Mr. B, and I went to the notary office together when transferring the ownership of real estate and corporations," adding, "I never asked to be introduced to wealthy men, and Mr. B came to me unilaterally."

The complainants appealed, saying, "She approached several people claiming marriage, transferred assets and money by various means, and then unjustly took the property using restraining orders, etc. The damage is significant and still being managed, so we ask for severe punishment to prevent additional victims."

Meanwhile, the newspaper requested an interview to hear Ms. A's opinion, but she refused, saying, "The police investigation is over."

A asked to introduce B and had a phone conversation with another person.

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