"I'll promote it as a comedian eating show" YouTuber's lies...100 people are tricked. 350 million "Gulp"
Aug 01, 2025
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According to the legal community on the 30th of last month, senior judge Jeon Sung-joon of the Jeju District Court's Criminal Chamber 4 sentenced YouTuber A (in his 40s) to four and a half years in prison on charges of fraud. From September 2021 to August 2023, Mr. A told more than 100 restaurant and cafe operators nationwide, including Jeju, Daegu, and Incheon, that he would introduce the store to my YouTube channelHe is accused of pocketing KRW 351 million.
The amount of damage amounted to 2 million won to 40 million won per store. The victims were tricked into expecting a promotional effect by saying that a former comedian from a broadcasting station will appear, but the result was disastrous. In the actual video, comedians with known faces also appeared, but most of them ended as one-off, and the video production was not even done properly, let alone the effect of promoting YouTube.
Mr. A "I will pay 100,000 won per month for advertising revenue and support the delivery app fee."It turned out that he had not even been able to fulfill his promise because he already owed tens of millions of won.
The former judge was guilty of a heavy crime against a large number of victims and was not forgiven by a large number of victims"However, he considered the fact that he agreed with some of the victims and admitted his wrongdoing."," he said, explaining the reason for his sentencing.
Meanwhile, both the prosecution and the defendant have appealed the first trial ruling, saying the sentence is unfair.
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