Celebrities Investigated for Illegal Gambling Had Been Incriminated!

Celebrities who have been investigated for illegal gambling are now incriminated The Prosecutor's Office announced the celebrities who admitted they went through illegal gambling activities.

Nov 15, 2013 10:29 PM GMT

TAGㆍLee Su Geunㆍ Tak Jae Hoonㆍ Boomㆍ Andyㆍ Tony Ahn

The Prosecutor's Office announced the celebrities who admitted they went through illegal gambling activities.

Chief Prosecutor Yoon Jae Pil of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office stated that hosts Lee Su Geun and Tak Jae Hoon, former H.O.T. member Tony Ahn, former comedian Gong Sung Su, TV personality Boom, Shinhwa member Andy, and comedian Yang Sae Hyung were charged with illegal online gambling.

The Prosecutor said, "All of the parties under the investigation confessed to their crimes," and "There were individuals who stated differently through their lawyers, but after submitting sufficient evidence and reasoning, we were able to get them to confess."

The Prosecutor continued, "They admitted to their wrongdoings and displayed regret for their actions. However, because they are public figures, they will face consequences."

As said by the Prosecutor, the parties involved were charged for gambling huge amounts of money on the English Premier League soccer matches which they did through their smart phones.

Early this year Yong Man was indicted and was put on trial for a similar case involving illegal gambling. While he on his case, the prosecutor found out the names of the parties involved.

Along with the celebrities who have been charged, the prosecutor's office also indicted 31 other individuals who were involved in illegal gambling which includes choreographers and managers. The two individuals who began this large scale gamble amounting up to 143 billion KRW (est. $134 million) were charged together with eight other participants.

The investigation found out that brokers enticed friends and customers to join the gamble secretly while working at drinking establishments and joining soccer clubs. The celebrities charged also joined the gambling activities as almost of them were part of the same soccer club.

Prosecutor's Office representative said, "We will continue our active investigations to defend against various illegal gambling due to the fact that illegal gambling is rampant leading to economic and family break downs as well as the serious offence it brings to an individual and society."

TagㆍLee Su Geunㆍ Tak Jae Hoonㆍ Boomㆍ Andyㆍ Tony Ahn