Fugitive Kim Gilsu Accused of 'Jeonse Fraud'

Accused of Not Returning Deposit of Approximately 250 Million Won

Kim Gilsu (36), a suspect in a special robbery case who was caught three days after fleeing, has been accused of not returning a tenant's jeonse deposit of 250 million won.

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According to the police on the 7th, the Geumcheon Police Station in Seoul received a complaint against Kim on charges including fraud. The complainant, a tenant, reportedly filed the complaint against Kim, whose name was registered as the landlord, for not returning the deposit of about 250 million won despite the end of the jeonse contract for a multi-family house located in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul.

The complainant initially signed the jeonse contract two years ago with a different landlord, not Kim, but found out that the landlord's name had changed to Kim two months ago.

It appears that Kim used a 'gap investment' strategy, simultaneously purchasing the house with the jeonse deposits paid by tenants. The purchase price and the jeonse deposit amount were found to be nearly the same.

A police official stated, "We plan to summon the complainant soon for an investigation."

Kim was detained on charges of special robbery and was held at Seoul Detention Center. However, on the morning of the 4th at 6:20 a.m., while receiving hospital treatment, he changed clothes and escaped. He was apprehended the previous day at 9:26 p.m. in Ganeung-dong, Uijeongbu-si, three days after his escape.

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