"Rented Home to Senior Prosecutor, But Haven't Received Rent"

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An apartment development company has filed a criminal complaint with the police against a serving senior prosecutor on fraud charges, claiming it failed to receive proper deposits and rent after leasing out a property.

However, the senior prosecutor's side maintains that they are actually the ones owed money. Lee Hyun-jung has exclusively investigated how this situation unfolded.

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This is an apartment complex in Jeju where international schools are clustered.

In 2024, the developer signed a one-year lease agreement with Prosecutor A, affiliated with the Jeju District Prosecutors' Office, for a unit with a dedicated area of 130 square meters.

The deposit was 20 million won, and the annual rent was 38 million won.

However, the company stated that prior to moving in, they received a request to pay only the annual rent first and the deposit at a later date.

[Former Executive of the Developer: "We just heard that their funds were temporarily misaligned. Well, since their background and status are clear, we thought, 'Would they make a mistake?' so we went along with it."]

Yet, the company claims the deposit was never received by the expiration of the lease.

The following year, a new contract under the name of the husband, B, was delivered.

It stated an intention to live there for an additional year at an annual rent of 32 million won, but no rent payments were made.

When the developer demanded contract termination and eviction late last year, Prosecutor A's side filed criminal complaints against the developer's staff with the police for charges including trespassing and stalking.

[Manager at the Developer: "We went to see the prosecutor, called them, and said, 'The rent is not being paid like this. Shouldn't you pay it, or else move out?' But they just kept saying things like, 'I am not a party to the contract.'"]

The developer filed a civil petition with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, but the Seoul-area district prosecutors' office where Prosecutor A is currently serving as a senior prosecutor closed the matter as is, citing that the two sides were in a civil dispute.

Family members of Prosecutor A were still living in the apartment visited by the reporting team.

Prosecutor A claimed, "All contracts were handled by my husband, so I do not know the details well," and added, "I am being harassed simply because I am a prosecutor."

Prosecutor A explained that her husband, B, had purchased another unit in the same complex back in 2022, but lost his down payment after failing to pay part of the intermediate installments, and that they are currently in a dispute to recover that money.

She stated that the overdue rent and interest on the deposit would be paid if they lose in court.

[Prosecutor A: "Depending on the court ruling, we intend to pay. It is not that we have any intention of not paying. We are making a legal claim for 'set-off' recognized by the law."]

Later during the reporting process, Prosecutor A's side stated that, separate from the lawsuit for the return of the down payment, they would pay the overdue rent.

Earlier this month, the developer filed a criminal complaint against Prosecutor A and her husband with the police for fraud.

(Video Editing: Park Na-young, Design: Park Taeyoung, VJ: Kim Jun-ho)
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