Transgender Scammer of Korean Olympic Champion Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
The scammer behind one of the most bizaree crime sprees you will ever read about has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. I have to wonder if a Netflix true crime series about this weird case will be made?:
An appellate court on Thursday sentenced a former fiance of Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee to 13 years in prison for swindling dozens of people out of more than 3.5 billion won (US$2.5 million) under the guise of a chaebol heir.
The Seoul High Court handed down the sentence to Jeon Cheong-jo. An appellate court on Thursday sentenced a former fiance of Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee to 13 years in prison for swindling dozens of people out of more than 3.5 billion won (US$2.5 million) under the guise of a chaebol heir.
The Seoul High Court handed down the sentence to Jeon Cheong-jo, 28, saying she continued to commit fraud even after being released from prison after serving time for previous fraud convictions, including by disguising herself as a man in order to date famous people.
The ruling adds one year to a lower court’s sentence of 12 years in prison.
“Most of the money was spent on purchasing luxury items, making it difficult to reverse the damage to victims,” the court said, noting a total of 35 people were swindled out of a combined 3.5 billion won., 28, saying she continued to commit fraud even after being released from prison after serving time for previous fraud convictions, including by disguising herself as a man in order to date famous people.
The ruling adds one year to a lower court’s sentence of 12 years in prison.
“Most of the money was spent on purchasing luxury items, making it difficult to reverse the damage to victims,” the court said, noting a total of 35 people were swindled out of a combined 3.5 billion won.
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