Korean wanted for fraud falls
MANILA, Philippines — A South Korean man, who reportedly headed a telephone fraud scam syndicate in his country, was arrested by Bureau of Immigration agents in Manila, the BI said yesterday.
Jung Hyolin, 35, has been hiding the country for the last three years to avoid being tried for allegedly defrauding his victims of more than $8 million, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said in a statement.
He was arrested in Malate, Manila on Feb. 23. He is being held at the BI jail in Bicutan, Taguig.
Jung, the subject of an Interpol red notice, reportedly headed a criminal organization from 2013 to 2015. The organization’s members reportedly pretended to be police investigators and would call up victims, intimidating them into giving money.
Morente said Jung was issued three arrest warrants by the Seoul central district court where he was indicted for organizing a fraud syndicate, an offense that carries a maximum jail term of 10 years.
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