"I Will Surrender for Gambling Abroad," BJ Cheolgu Indicted on New Fraud Charges Involving 6 Billion Won

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Internet broadcaster BJ Cheolgu (37, real name Lee Ye-joon), who previously confessed to gambling abroad in the Philippines and using illegal loan sharks, has been indicted on fraud charges involving approximately 6 billion won.

According to a report by Women's Sense on the 4th, first-generation internet broadcaster Cheolgu was recently sued for fraud. The plaintiffs are DK Entertainment Co., Ltd., represented by BJ Park Jung-kyu (stage name K) and Jeong Geon-woo (stage name Jjab-gu), who co-hosted broadcasts with Cheolgu. Last month, they submitted a complaint to the Incheon National Police Agency requesting an investigation into Cheolgu for fraud under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes.

The media reported, "The combined amount of damages claimed by Park Jung-kyu and Jeong Geon-woo is approximately 6 billion won. There are other victims who lent money to Cheolgu, so if the lawsuit expands, the scale of damage could grow even larger."

It is understood that DK Entertainment is claiming damages, stating that "Cheolgu borrowed money without disclosing that he had lost his ability to repay due to gambling debts and unpaid taxes."

Previously last month, Cheolgu confessed through Forest, causing a stir by saying, "I have been gambling abroad in the Philippines since the year before last. I spent over 1 billion won per week on gambling. Originally, it should be done with my own money, but as I couldn't afford it, I used illegal loan sharks with high weekly interest rates of 10% from big donors."

He explained, "I was rolling over loans by borrowing money and promising to repay the principal plus next week's interest, but the situation worsened when I had to pay about 6 billion won in value-added tax alone. To prevent my accounts from being seized, I borrowed money from various acquaintances."

He continued, "K lent me 2.3 billion won, Jjab-gu lent me 2 billion won, and Kim In-ho also lent me money. I have repaid about 500 million to 6 billion won each to K and Jjab-gu. I am truly sorry and regretful. I will go to the police station at 8 a.m. tomorrow to surrender."

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