'Rhyme Scandal' Kim Young-hong's Close Associate Revealed to Have Additional Gambling Den Operation Charges, Sent to Prosecution

[Asia Economy Reporter Byun Seon-jin] An associate of Kim Young-hong, Chairman of Metropolitan (49, currently wanted), the main culprit in the Lime Fund fraud case, has been additionally charged with operating an illegal gambling den and handed over to the prosecution.

The Cyber Crime Investigation Unit of Gangwon Provincial Police Agency announced on the 1st that four people, including Kim's associate Jeong, were sent to the prosecution on charges of establishing a gambling space.

They are accused of operating an illegal gambling den in the casino within Isla Resort from 2016 until 2018, before Kim acquired the Isla Resort in Cebu, Philippines.

Previously, Jeong, who was arrested and indicted for operating the remote gambling site 'Avatar Casino' with accomplices, was sentenced to two years in prison in the first trial in August this year and is awaiting the appellate court ruling on the 24th of this month.

The police handed over three others, excluding Jeong who is already in custody, to the prosecution without detention.

Meanwhile, the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency is investigating the case after receiving a complaint related to the operation of illegal gambling dens within the resort before Kim acquired Isla Resort.