[Issue] The final blow that drew a line in the suspicion of Park Min-young’s ex-boyfriend’s borrowed-name account

Regarding the suspicion that actress Park Min-young received financial support from her ex-boyfriend Kang Jong-hyun, she explained that it was an account under a borrowed name. The explanation is causing another controversy, but Park Min-young chose to attack it head on instead of hiding.

Dispatch reported on the 15th that, contrary to Park Min-young’s denial that she received financial support from Kang Jong-hyun, she received 250 million won in cash support while dating Kang Jong-hyun. The story was that company money from Kang Jong-hyun’s affiliated company was deposited into Park Min-young’s account.

In relation to this, Park Min-young’s agency, Hook Entertainment, said, “Park Min-young was questioned as a witness by the prosecution in February 2023 regarding the fact that Kang Jong-hyun used Park Min-young’s account under a borrowed name. Through this, she clearly stated that Park Min-young has never participated in any illegal activities or obtained any illegal benefits. He also emphasized that the 250 million won mentioned in the article was only used by Kang Jong-hyun from Park Min-young’s account and was not used for Park Min-young’s living expenses.

Next & # 39; Park Min-young has been misunderstood a lot due to her untrue content over the past year or more. Nevertheless, Park Min-young accepted criticism from many people and expressed a lot of regret and reflection for acting carelessly in many ways. She believes that what she can and must do as an actress is to show good acting through good works, so she is focusing more on her main job, acting. She added, “I hope that damaging Park Min-young’s reputation will not be repeated by raising groundless suspicions.”

As the controversy arose, Park Min-young could not hide her uncomfortable feelings. On her SNS, she said, “Sick of it all.”But I believe that her sincerity will always come through, and now I have a strong heart to protect the beans. She posted, “Don’t worry,” and she appeared on the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama “Marry My Husband,” which aired on the same afternoon. She also attended the finale party and faced the reporters with her bright face.

As Park Min-young’s side revealed, Park Min-young was investigated as a reference during the prosecution’s investigation of her ex-boyfriend. An official from Hook Entertainment told JTBC Entertainment News, “It is embarrassing that these suspicions are emerging again when it has been almost a year since we were investigated. She expressed her frustration, saying, “She has already explained all of the relevant aspects in the prosecution’s investigation.”

However, when she explained that it was a borrowed-name account in response to the suspicion of providing money, the question arises as to how the borrowed-name account was also illegal and went unpunished. The most important thing here is ‘intention’ It’s up to you. A borrowed-name account refers to an account opened at a bank by borrowing someone else’s name or using it without permission, and when the actual owner of the assets and the name of the bank account are different. Since Korea introduced the real-name financial system in the 1990s, opening a borrowed-name account has been considered an illegal act, punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of 50 million won. If you open a bank account in someone else’s name or lend it to someone knowing that the account will be used illegally, you become an accomplice. However, punishment is difficult if intentionality cannot be revealed or if clear charges of tax evasion are not found in the subsequent tax investigation by the National Tax Service.

Park Min-young was investigated as a reference, but her identity was changed or suspicions were discovered in her reference, so she was not banned from leaving the country. That means, for the prosecution, she found no apparent criminal complicity. Nevertheless, she is unable to escape repeated suspicions. Park Min-young, who returned to the small screen with & # 39; Marry My Husband & # 39;, which first aired on the 1st, apologized directly for the controversy with her ex-boyfriend and then focused on her main job and recovering her image. I’m trying.

Her partner Kang Jong-hyun, with whom Park Min-young announced her breakup at the same time as her romantic relationship in September 2022, is being tried on charges of making unfair profits by manipulating stock prices along with her biological brother.. She was arrested and indicted on charges of breach of trust and embezzlement under the Aggravated Punishment for Specific Economic Crimes Act and illegal transactions under the Capital Markets Act, but was recently released on bail and is continuing her trial without detention.

Hwang So-young, Enter News Team Reporter hwang.soyoung@jtbc.co.kr (Content Business Division)