[종합] ‘Illegal gambling’ Lee Jin-ho comes out 3 hours after being investigated… “Sorry for causing trouble”

[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Song Hyeon-do = Comedian Lee Jin-ho (38), who confessed to having illegally gambled on the Internet through his social networking service (SNS), was questioned three hours after attending the police and said, “I am sorry for causing trouble.”

According to the police on the 22nd, Gangnam Police Station in Seoul summoned Jin-ho Lee, who is suspected of gambling, for about 3 hours from 2 PM on the same day and conducted an investigation.

[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Lee Ho-hyung = Comedian Lee Jin-ho, who confessed to ‘illegal Internet gambling’, is attending Gangnam Police Station in Seoul to be questioned on the afternoon of the 22nd. 2024.10.22 leemario@newspim.com

Lee Jin-ho, who had previously entered the police station around 1:55 PM saying, “I will be investigated faithfully. I am sorry,” left the police station three hours later at around 4:55 PM and said, “I was investigated faithfully. If I have to appear again in the future and be investigated, I will be faithful even then.” “I will be properly investigated,” he said.

He then left the police station, saying, “I’m sorry for causing trouble once again.” However, he remained silent when asked questions such as “Did the police (investigation) admit to the suspicion of habitual gambling?”, “Did you admit to the suspicion of fraud?”, “Did you borrow money from acquaintances to raise funds for gambling?”, and “Do you have anything to say to the celebrity victim?” responded.

On the morning of the 14th, Jin-ho Lee suddenly posted a post on his Instagram saying that he had engaged in illegal internet gambling. The post said, “In 2020, by chance, I started playing games on an illegal internet gambling site, and I ended up taking on debt that was difficult to bear. I bow my head in apology to the many people who were disappointed in me for causing social controversy and trying to hide it.” “It was written.

[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Lee Ho-hyung = Comedian Lee Jin-ho, who confessed to ‘illegal Internet gambling’, is attending Gangnam Police Station in Seoul to be questioned on the afternoon of the 22nd. 2024.10.22 leemario@newspim.com

Along with the post, it was also revealed that Jin-ho Lee had borrowed a large amount of money from fellow celebrities and loan companies to raise funds for gambling, raising suspicions of fraud.

When Lee Jin-ho needed money for gambling, he borrowed 1 billion won from fellow celebrities such as BTS member Jimin and Lee Soo-geun. It is also known that he borrowed 1.3 billion won from a loan company to settle debts caused by illegal gambling. .

Last June, a complaint was filed at the Goyang Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, alleging that Jin-ho Lee had borrowed money and did not repay it, and was transferred to the Gangnam Police Station. However, it was reported that the case was not forwarded in September after an agreement was reached between the parties.

Meanwhile, on the 15th, the police received a complaint from Kookmin Shinmungo requesting that Jin-ho Lee be investigated for habitual gambling and fraud. Based on today’s investigation, the police are expected to continue the investigation by substantiating specific charges and investigating the facts.

dosong@newspim.com