Why did public figures, who should be exemplary in society, accompany Mr. Kim's kingdom?
In the SBS 'I want to know' broadcast on the 28th, the truth of the Guryongpo scandal caused by the fake fisherman Kim was traced under the subtitle 'Egiwa Wolcheok - Guryongpo Scandal'.
Mr. Kim, who introduced himself as a wealthy man from Guryongpo, Pohang, inherited a legacy of hundreds of billions of won and is said to have owned dozens of supercars and penthouses worth more than 10 billion won.
In his early 40s, he was not only a family business fisherman, but also served as the vice president of an internet media company and the president of a sports organization. And he boasted of his golden connections, such as famous politicians and special prosecutors.
However, in April, he was arrested on charges of fraud, co-intimidation, and co-blackmail. In particular, he was being investigated by the police for lending a luxury sports car, a Porsche, to Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo. In addition to Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo, a total of seven people, including the incumbent prosecutor, the police chief, and a journalist, were suspected of receiving improper money from CEO Kim.
In fact, Kim's life, which everyone would envy, was all fake. He was a person who suffered hardships after being released from prison. However, his life was turned upside down by the squid.
Mr. Kim, who was a fake fisherman, seduced the victims by saying that if they invest in a business that rapidly cools and sells squid as soon as they catch it, they will get three or four times the profit within a few months. took the money
And among the victims of his fraud, Kim Moo-seong's older brother, a senior journalist, and a professor at a private university in Seoul were among the victims. In particular, the older brother of former lawmaker Kim Moo-seong was the biggest victim of being defrauded by President Kim for a whopping 8.6 billion won.
The story of CEO Kim sounds like a nonsensical story to the people of Guryongpo. But why were so many people deceived by his story? To find this answer, the production team headed to Guryongpo, where they were able to meet Mr. Kang with the help of a nobleman.
After investing in Mr. Kim's acquaintance, Mr. Kang, a seafood distributor, he had him cooperate in making him look like a real fisherman. Kim won the hearts of people with expensive gifts and kindness. He also forged documents to power his story.
And through the coverage, the production team revealed that the reason why former lawmaker Kim Moo-seong's older brother invested in Mr. Kim came to be believed when they heard that a monthly reporter, Song, from Chosun, invested in him and made a considerable amount of profit. However, reporter Song, who introduced Mr. Kim to Brother Kim Moo-seong, also lost a large sum of 1.7 billion won.
But experts said it was suspicious to invest so much money in the squid business. In response, the production team only showed the details of the remittances that the victims sent to Kim. Then, experts said, "This is habitual gambling. It is an unreasonable investment with certainty." "It seems that several people invested in one name. It seems to be speculation rather than investment. Reporter Song seems to be a bait." And the experts could not hide their shock when they learned the truth that they had invested in squid.
During the interview, the production team met with close aides to Mr. Kim, a fake fisherman. They were reported to have been introduced by Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo by Prosecutor Lee Bang-hyun, and received expensive gifts and school expenses for their children. Anchor Eom Seong-seop, who is known to have been provided with a car from Mr. Kim for free, was even suspected of providing sexual favors. Reporter Jung Woon-seop was also reported to have received college tuition support from Mr. Kim.
And Kim's aide said that the reason Kim bribed the prosecutor was to protect his own safety when the truth was later revealed. He also claimed that the work surrounding Mr. Kim was merely a scam because of the colorful characters. He also added that it was Reporter Song who turned the little thief into a major.
How did reporter Song, who served as a link between former lawmaker Kim Moo-seong and Mr. Kim, get to know Mr. Kim? Kim was the first to be imprisoned in the prison where Song, who was arrested for violating the election law, entered. Kim, who approached reporter Song while hiding the inside story of the fraud, met again after being released from prison.
At this time, Mr. Kim threw a fake bait to reporter Song, and thanks to reporter Song, he continued to connect with various politicians. It turned out that most of the victims of Kim's got to know Kim through reporter Song.
The production team learned about the existence of Mr. Kim's gift list thanks to a noble person they met by chance. It was a list that Mr. Kim sent seafood through his acquaintance Mr. Kang. After much deliberation, Kang released the list to which he sent parcels to the production team. Kim confirmed that he sent millions of won worth of seafood to reporters Song and Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo, starting with former lawmaker Kim Moo-seong.
In response, the production team directly asked Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo about the gift. Then, Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo said in writing that he had received seafood three or four times from Mr. In addition, he drew attention by lengthening the explanation that special prosecutors cannot be considered public officials. This was a conscious act of violating the Anti-Graft Act.
Kim's gift list often did not have a name. Among them, the production team confirmed the existence of an investigator for the prosecution based on the contact information of the recipient of the parcel. At this, the production team asked him why he received a gift from Mr. Kim. After that, Mr. Eh told me to talk to a lawyer, and there was no further contact.
Other politicians including Park Ji-won, Kwon No-gap, Lee Hoon-pyeong, Hong Jun-pyo, and Jeong Bong-ju were included in the Kim gift list. Politicians rushed to explain, giving various excuses. And Kim's gifts started with seafood, and the size of the gifts continued to grow from luxury goods to supercars. However, the recipients of the gift were sympathetic, urging them not to bribe a simple gift.
In fact, it was Mr. Kim himself, a fake fisherman who opened his mouth about some kind of inappropriate relationship. However, for some reason, he has since shut his mouth and has been known to be uncooperative with the police investigation, attracting attention.
Lastly, the broadcaster said that the mind to be wary of temptation and restrain greed is like a threshold, so you have to constantly look at yourself so that it does not wear out. .
(SBS Entertainment News Editor Kim Hyo-jung)