Husband of Yang Jeong-won allegedly provided lounge hostess services to cover up investigation... 'Suspicion of quelling probe': Current police officer eventually arrested [Star Issue]

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A current police officer suspected of quelling a fraud case involving influencer Yang Jeong-won (37), known as 'Yang Pilates' and 'Pilates Goddess', has been arrested after allegedly accepting money and gifts to suppress the matter.

According to NEWS1 on the 5th, Judge Kim Ji-hyun, head of the warrant division at Seoul Southern District Court, held a pre-arrest interrogation (warrant substantive review) for Detective Song Mo, who is suspected of leaking official secrets, and issued an arrest warrant.

The court determined there were concerns about flight risk and destruction of evidence.

Detective Song, formerly the team leader of Investigation Division 1 at Gangnam Police Station, is accused of accepting lounge hostess services and money from Lee Mo, a man under investigation for stock manipulation allegations, in exchange for quelling a fraud case involving Yang Jeong-won, his wife.

Yang Jeong-won previously worked as a model for a Pilates academy franchise chain and was sued in July 2024 on charges including fraud by franchise owners. In December of the same year, Gangnam Police Station classified her as 'no suspicion' and decided not to prosecute.

The Prosecution Service had once requested an arrest warrant for Detective Song in April, but the court rejected it, stating there was a dispute over whether the entertainment or gifts constituted bribery, necessitating protection of defense rights.

It is reported that the Prosecution Service identified additional signs of collusion and re-requested an arrest warrant on the 31st last month.

Yang Jeong-won married Lee in May 2023 and gave birth to a son in December of the same year. She debuted in the entertainment industry in 2008 through the tvN drama 'Madam Yung-ae Season 3'.

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