'Pretending to Be a Chaebol and Child Abuse' Jeoncheongjo Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison on Appeal

Jeon Cheong-jo (28), who was accused of impersonating the illegitimate child of a conglomerate to carry out a fraud worth tens of billions of won and assaulting and threatening the middle school nephew of former national fencing representative Nam Hyun-hee, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in the second trial. In the first trial, he was sentenced to a total of 16 years, but the sentence was reduced by 3 years.

Jeon Cheong-jo (center), who has been indicted on charges including fraud and child abuse. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 21st, the 13th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Baek Gang-jin, Kim Seon-hee, and Lee In-su) sentenced Jeon, who was indicted for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud) and the Child Welfare Act, to ## years in prison. Previously, the prosecution had requested a 20-year prison sentence. Lee Mo, the head of security who was indicted alongside Jeon, was sentenced to 2 years in prison.

Jeon was arrested and indicted on charges of embezzling about 3 billion won from 27 people he met through lectures and other activities from April 2022 to October last year under the pretext of investment funds, and was sentenced to 12 years in prison in the first trial in February. Additionally, he was further indicted for violating the Child Welfare Act by assaulting Nam’s nephew and was sentenced to an additional 4 years in prison by the Seoul Eastern District Court in September. The appellate court merged the two cases for trial at Jeon’s request.

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