"Shirtless and Courting Female Inmates"... Jeon Cheongjo, the '3 Billion Won Fraudster,' in Prison Update

Letters from Inmates Released on YouTube Channel "Read"

"Seems to Enjoy the Attention from Her Notoriety"

The current status of Jeon Cheongjo (28), who is serving a prison sentence for impersonating a third-generation chaebol and committing fraud amounting to billions of won, has been reported.

On April 30, a video was released on the YouTube channel "Read" featuring letters from inmates who served time with Jeon Cheongjo.

A past image of Jeoncheongjo reported by SBS in November 2023. Screenshot from the YouTube video of 'Curious Y'.

In the letter, inmate A stated, "After taking the hot water shower, which is available twice a week, Jeon Cheongjo always comes back to the cell and takes off her shirt for exactly one hour," adding, "Perhaps because of having undergone chest reduction surgery, she does not have breasts, and it seemed as if she wanted to show that off by exposing her torso."

Inmate A continued, "(Jeon Cheongjo) grows facial hair as a result of taking male hormone injections and frequently shaves using an electric shaver kept in the cell," adding, "In principle, electric shavers are only provided when necessary, but Jeon Cheongjo keeps one in the room and uses it regularly."

Jeon Cheongjo is being escorted from Seoul Songpa Police Station to the Eastern District Prosecutors' Office on November 10, 2023. Photo by Yonhap News

Inmate A further wrote, "Now, Jeon Cheongjo seems to believe she is a man and approaches women," and added, "Due to the repeated incidents of such behavior, I heard that she was transferred to the ward for foreign inmates."

Another inmate, B, explained, "There were rumors that just talking to Jeon Cheongjo meant you were dating, which frustrated her, but on the other hand, she seemed to enjoy the attention that came with her notoriety."

B also stated, "Jeon Cheongjo said she is bisexual," adding, "She claimed to have been pregnant in the past and even lived with a man." B further claimed, "After that, she cut her hair short, underwent chest reduction surgery, and that's how she ended up in her current situation."

Jeon Cheongjo came to public attention in October 2023 when she was interviewed as the remarriage partner of Nam Hyunhee, a former national fencing team member. However, after allegations surfaced that Jeon Cheongjo was female and had a criminal record for fraud, the two called off the engagement.

Subsequently, Jeon Cheongjo was indicted for posing as a chaebol's illegitimate child and defrauding 27 victims of approximately 3 billion won (under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, among others). In November last year, she was sentenced to 13 years in prison on appeal. After dropping her final appeal, her sentence was confirmed, and she is currently incarcerated at Cheongju Women's Correctional Institution.

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