[Breaking] Court Sentences Cho Min to 10 Million Won Fine for Admission Fraud Charges

The first trial sentencing hearing for Cho Min, daughter of Cho Kuk, leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, who was indicted on charges of admission fraud, was held on the 22nd at the Seoul Central District Court. Cho Min, who arrived at the court to attend the hearing, is heading to the courtroom.
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Jo Min, the daughter of Jo Guk, leader of the Jo Guk Innovation Party, who was prosecuted on charges of 'admission fraud,' was sentenced to a fine of 10 million won in the first trial.

On the 22nd, Judge Lee Kyung-sun of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 16 sentenced Jo, who was indicted on charges of forgery of official documents, obstruction of business, and obstruction of public officials by deception, to a fine of 10 million won.

Jo is accused of conspiring with her mother, former Dongyang University professor Jung Kyung-shim, to submit falsely prepared admission applications, self-introduction letters, and forged Dongyang University president's commendations to the admissions office of the Busan National University Medical School in June 2014, thereby obstructing the admissions evaluation process.

She is also accused of conspiring with her parents to submit forged supporting documents, including a falsely written self-introduction letter, an internship confirmation letter in the name of the Director of the Public Interest and Human Rights Law Center at Seoul National University Law School, and a forged Dongyang University president's commendation, during the early admission process of Seoul National University Medical School in June 2013.

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