According to News1, on May 15, Judge Lim Jae Nam of the Criminal Court No. 2 at Jeju District Court held the first trial of the case of actress Hwang Jung Eum, 41, prosecuted for violating the Law on Enforcement of punishments for Special Economic Crimes (Seapore).
According to the indictment, Hwang Jung Eum was prosecuted without detention on charges of embezzling about 4.34 billion won of the company's money until December 2022, including 700 million won in the company's loan amount under the name of "interim", to invest in virtual currency.
It is known that the damaged company was a family company in which Hwang Jung Eum owned 100% of shares. Of the amount of money being seized, about 4.2 billion won was invested in virtual currency by her.
Hwang Jung Eum's side admitted the allegations in the indictment. The actress's representative said: "We do not argue about the indictment. However, the defendant invested in virtual currency with the intention of developing the company.
Because the company's legal entity could not directly own the cryptocurrency, she temporarily invested under her personal name, which led to the crime.
The lawyer added: "Because all the profits of the company arise from the defendant's activities, in essence, that property belongs to the defendant. She sold a part of virtual currency to overcome damage and plan to sell real estate to refund the rest.
Hwang Jung Eum has proposed postponing the trial to give him time to complete the compensation, and the court has approved it.
Regarding the incident, Hwang Jung Eum's current management company - Y.ONE Entertainment - told News1 in the afternoon of the same day: "We are currently verifying the information".
Hwang Jung Eum was born in 1984, a famous Korean actor. She is known for many works such as "Family is No. 1", "Giant", "Kill Me Heal Me", "Beautiful Sister"... Hwang Jung Eum also left his mark on many TV and entertainment programs.
Currently, Hwang Jung Eum is a regular member of the variety show For Me a Single broadcast on SBS Plus and E Channel. The show's representative also told News1 that they are " verifying" information related to Hwang Jung Eum's allegations of embezzlement of company money.
Since Hwang Jung Eum himself admitted the accusation, the public is very concerned about whether she will withdraw from this show or not.
