Prosecutors Arrest and Indict Gang for Illegal Debt Collection Involving Tens of Millions of Won from Internet Gambling Coercion

Chased to the Police Substation Threatening Debtor... Pretending to Be a Gangster and Causing Disturbance at Hospital

A group operating an illegal lending business who coerced victims into online gambling to incur debt and then threatened and confined them under the pretext of debt collection has been brought to trial.

Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Seocho-gu, Seoul. / Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Jo Seok-gyu) announced on the 20th that four individuals, including Lee, were arrested and indicted yesterday on charges including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (joint extortion).

They are accused of operating an illegal lending business and coercing a debtor, Mr. A, who was an acquaintance, to engage in online gambling, causing him to incur debts worth tens of millions of won, and then threatening and confining the debtor under the pretext of debt collection to extort money and valuables.

Additionally, when police officers dispatched in response to Mr. A's 112 emergency call moved the debtor to a police precinct for personal protection, the suspects followed him to the precinct and made threatening gestures.

Investigations revealed that some of them acted like organized crime members by posting group photos on social media showing their tattoos along with members of organized crime groups, and that they caused disturbances in a hospital emergency room while intoxicated, exposing their tattoos and obstructing medical staff from treating emergency patients.

The prosecution plans to respond strictly to crimes that seek economic gain through organized intimidation and illegal financial activities.

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