'Habitual Gambling and Drunk Driving' Lee Jin-ho Abandons Appeal.. Suspended Prison Sentence Finalized [Star Issue]

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'Comedian Lee Jin-ho has had his suspended prison sentence finalized.

According to legal sources on the 9th, it was confirmed that Lee Jin-ho and the Prosecution Service did not submit an appeal petition to the court by the deadline of the previous day.

Previously, Suwon District Court's Yeoju Branch Criminal Division 1 delivered a sentence of one year and six months in prison with a three-year suspension for Lee Jin-ho, who was indicted without detention on charges of habitual gambling and drunk driving on the 1st. The court also ordered 120 hours of social service.

At that time, the court explained the sentencing rationale, stating, "The sentence was determined considering that the defendant has shown remorse."

Lee Jin-ho was indicted for illegally transferring a total of approximately 870 million won to gambling websites over 664 occasions from May 2023 to October 2024, converting the funds into cyber money and engaging in habitual gambling.

During this process, it was revealed that he received financial assistance from famous celebrities including BTS member Jimin and already had significant debts. Additionally, he faces charges of drunk driving for traveling approximately 70 kilometers from Incheon to Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, last September.

The Prosecution Service sought a two-year prison sentence for Lee Jin-ho during the sentencing hearing last month.

At that time, in his final statement, Lee Jin-ho said, "Since committing these crimes, I have lived every day with regret and without peace of mind. I will never commit another crime."

Lee Jin-ho also collapsed due to a brain hemorrhage last April and received treatment in the intensive care unit.

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