11 Sent to Prosecution for Winning Incheon Apartments Using False Dependents and Addresses

The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Investigation Unit of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency announced on May 28 that it had booked 11 individuals, including a man in his 40s identified as Mr. A, without detention and referred them to the prosecution on charges including violations of the Housing Act for allegedly using false eligibility to obtain apartment allocations.

Mr. A and the others are accused of fraudulently registering elderly parents as dependents or registering themselves as residents at addresses different from their actual residence in order to obtain special supply apartment subscription qualifications and receive apartment allocations in the Incheon area from 2024 to last year.

An investigation revealed that a significant number of them filed false address registrations in order to qualify as local residents or as members of households without home ownership.

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The police secured evidence by analyzing apartment subscription documents, including contracts, after receiving a request for investigation from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. In the first half of last year, the ministry uncovered 252 suspected cases of fraudulent apartment subscriptions during an inspection of 40 major housing complexes in the Seoul metropolitan area, covering 28,000 units.

An official from the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency stated, "If fraudulent subscriptions are confirmed, not only will there be criminal penalties, but contracts can also be canceled and deposits forfeited," adding, "We will continue to respond strictly to any activities that disrupt the order of real estate supply."

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