Tae Yeon (SNSD (Girls' Generation)) was also hit... 250 billion won (about 25 billion yen) real estate fraud

A group suspected of deceiving hundreds of billions of won by deceiving undevelopable land as if it could be developed has been handed over to the prosecution. Tae Yeon is also one of the victims.

According to the police, the Suseo Police Station in Seoul recently remanded more than 20 people, including the representative of a planning real estate company, to the prosecution on suspicion of fraud under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes and violation of the Agricultural Land Act. .

They learned of undisclosed development information related to land in Seoul, Songpa-gu, Gangdong-gu, Gangwon-do, Wonju, and Gyeonggi-do, Pyeongtaek. It is suspected that he received approximately 250 billion won (approximately 25 billion yen) from more than 3,000 victims in the name of trading value.

It was reported that the land they advertised was designated as an absolute conservation area, such as a “biotope” (habitat space for specific species in the city), and that it was in fact impossible to develop.

In July last year, the police received complaints from the victims and began an investigation, sending more than 10 people involved to the prosecution.

However, in December of the same year, the case was handed over to the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office at the request of a supplementary investigation.

Among the victims was girl group SNSD (Girls' Generation) member Tae Yeon. It is said that Tae Yeon purchased land in Hanam, Gyeonggi-do for more than 1 billion won (approximately 100 million yen) from a group including Mr. A. When Tae Yeon was informed of the damage in October last year, he said on his SNS, "I wanted to prepare a family nest," and explained that the purpose of purchasing the land was not speculation.

The incident was reported by the media in October last year, and rumors related to Tae Yeon's real estate transaction spread online.

In October last year, Tae Yeon posted on Instagram, "I have been living away from my family since I was young, so it is my wish to prepare a nest for our family, and my dream is to create a place just for my family. It was," and explained the reason why he bought the land.

He continued, "I'm posting this sentence because it seems that the purpose is reflected in everyone's eyes in a way that is different from what I intended." talked.

SM Entertainment announced in November last year that it had filed a complaint against Tae Yeon in regards to the malicious comments posted and the dissemination of false information.