'Pilates Franchise Fraud Allegations': Yang Jeong-won Returns Home After 7-Hour Police Interrogation

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'Pilates instructor-turned-influencer Yang Jeong-won returned home after a seven-hour police interrogation.

'Yang Jeong-won was interrogated for nearly seven hours at Seoul Gangnam Police Station on the 29th as a suspect and returned home around 7:17 p.m.

'After the interrogation, Yang Jeong-won appeared before reporters but did not answer questions such as "What kind of investigation did you undergo?" or "Did you sufficiently explain yourself during the investigation?" and walked away.

'Police summoned Yang Jeong-won and three others, including the head of a franchise academy, for investigation on this day. Yang Jeong-won is under suspicion of falsely and exaggeratedly promoting expected profits from franchise businesses while working as a model for academy franchises and embezzling equipment rental fees.

'Yang Jeong-won's side stated that she had no involvement in the operation of the franchise business in relation to the allegations.

'Franchisees who filed the complaint accused Yang Jeong-won of fraud and violations of the Franchise Business Act in July 2024. However, the Gangnam Police Station's Investigation Division 1, which handled the case at the time, reported "no grounds for suspicion" against Yang Jeong-won in December of the same year and decided not to prosecute. During this process, she was also suspected of hushing up the case through her wealthy husband, Mr. Lee.

'This case came to light while the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office was investigating Mr. Lee on charges of stock price manipulation. The Prosecution Service detected the possibility that Mr. Lee provided entertainment to an inspector from Investigation Division 1 and hushed up the investigation into Yang Jeong-won, leading to his arrest. Police officers involved in the case have been suspended from their positions.'

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