Kim Soo-mi’s son Jeong Myung-ho. Photo｜KBS Broadcast CaptureMyeong-ho Jeong (47), son of actress Kim Soo-mi and husband of actress Seo Hyo-rim, has been accused of embezzling company money.
On the 22nd, Chosun Biz received a complaint of business embezzlement between Mr. Jeong and Mr. Song, the director of Morning Glory F&B, and started an investigation. Jung is the CEO of Morning Glory F&B, which sells Kim Soo-mi’s ‘Mother Thought Kimchi’ series and ‘The Taste of That Time’ series.
Jung is accused of purchasing 56,545 North Korean-related stocks worth 260 million won for about a month from April 2019 with 300 million won of company money.
It is known that Jung ordered the purchase of stocks related to cooperation with North Korea when the tvN cooking entertainment program ‘Sumi’s Side Dish’, starring Kim Su-mi, was filmed in North Korea. It is reported that the stock was purchased using a securities account.
It is known that Jeong transferred money to the account of Mr. A, who was an employee of the company, and ordered the purchase of stocks.
However, the filming of ‘Sumine’s Side Dish’ in North Korea did not take place, and the price of the stocks that Jung bought also fell. It is reported that Jung took the loss and sold the stock and then bought another stock. The purchased stock is kept in the account owned by Morning Glory F&B employees.
In this regard, Jung denied the allegations to Chosun Biz, saying, “The transaction was made after discussion with a lawyer, the board of directors, and the person in charge of the company’s financial accounting, and it is not personally useful.”
He also said that legal action will be taken against all employees who reported the matter.
After completing the investigation of the accuser, the police plan to conduct an investigation into Jung soon.
Meanwhile, Jung married Seo Hyo-rim in 2019 and have a daughter together. Last year, she also appeared on KBS2’s ‘The Return of Superman’.
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