Jennifer Jeong Facing Trial for 4 Billion Won Fraud Scheme

'Jennifer Jeong,' who impersonated a doctor and businessman to commit fraud worth approximately 4 billion KRW targeting professionals, has been brought to trial.

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The Criminal Division 3 of Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Han Mun-hyeok) announced on the 24th that A (49, female) was arrested and indicted on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud).

The Korean-American A is accused of deceiving professionals such as doctors into investing in shares of a foreign medical device company, embezzling 4.3 billion KRW from four victims.

She falsely introduced herself as an American doctor visiting a university hospital in Gwangju as an exchange professor and as the Korean general distributor of an overseas medical device company, carrying out fraudulent activities.

A used the money embezzled from the victims to purchase luxury goods and enjoy a lavish lifestyle, and it is reported that she also used the funds to cover other debts or pay for her children's study abroad expenses.

In 2018, she also introduced herself as 'Jennifer Jeong,' a Korean partner of Company C, and proposed a false investment worth 320 billion KRW in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

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