2023-07-12 14:52:59
Reporter Noeul Kim | 2023.07.12 23:52
/Picture = While Star News broadcaster Hyun-young claimed that she was a victim of a 60 billion won mom cafe scam, she did not reveal her position on the suspicion of usury, causing criticism as a ‘half-length explanation’.
On the 12th, Noah Entertainment, Hyunyoung’s agency, said in an official position, “Hyunyoung is very sorry for the situation in which Hyunyoung is being mentioned in relation to Mom Cafe fraud for any reason.” “claimed.
The agency denied the allegations of sympathy, saying, “Hyun-young has never signed up for the Mom Cafe, and there is no fact that she has ever interacted with the member of the Mom Cafe or recommended investment.” After confirming the circumstances of the act, in order to prevent further damage, we sued Mr. A in December 2022, so that Mr. A might stop the fraudulent act and receive criminal punishment.”
“Even if Hyun-young was not aware of it, I am sorry for the fact that the name Hyun-young was mentioned in the process of Mr. A’s fraud,” he said. We will actively cooperate with all procedures, and we will do our best to help all victims, including Hyun-young, recover from the damage.”
/Photo = Star News Previously, the 5th Criminal Division of the Incheon District Prosecutor’s Office arrested and indicted Mr. A, the operator of Mom’s Cafe, on charges of violating the Act on Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud) and the Act on the Regulation of Similar Receiving Acts.
Mr. A, who ran a large mom cafe, is accused of stealing 14.2 billion won from members and illegally receiving 46.4 billion won in similar funds using gift certificates as bait.
It is known that Hyun-yeong deposited 500 million won, believing in Mr. A’s words that if he borrowed money, he would pay interest of up to 7% per month for 6 months, but did not get 325 million won back.
In this situation, the views on Hyun-young are also mixed. This is because the 7% monthly interest that Hyeon-yeong was dazzled by is equivalent to an annual interest of 84%. This is more than four times higher than the legal maximum interest rate, and there are opinions that the prefecture may have violated Article 2 of the Interest Limitation Act. According to Article 2 of the Interest Restriction Act, the interest rate must not exceed 1.6% per month (20% per year), and if she violates this, she can face up to one year in prison or a fine of up to 10 million won.
Furthermore, it is unclear whether Hyun-young reported the income of 35 million won in interest received from Mr. A for 5 months, and some victims claimed that they lent money to Mr. A believing in Hyun-young’s popularity, which only adds to the controversy.
In a situation where it is difficult to believe Hyun-young’s claim that he is “only a victim” without filtering, it remains to be seen whether he will come up with a position that will clear up the suspicion surrounding him.
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