Jung Yu-yeon (formerly Jung Yu-ra), the daughter of Choi Seo-won (formerly Choi Soon-sil), who was a key defendant in the Park Geun-hye administration's "state affairs meddling" scandal, was taken into custody after failing to appear in court following her indictment without detention on fraud charges. Jung was imprisoned at Uijeongbu Detention Center on the 12th of this month.
According to legal sources, Jung was reportedly accused of fraud for borrowing money from an acquaintance from September 2022 to November 2023, saying she needed funds for Choi's attorney retainer fees and hospital bills, and then not repaying it. The Namyangju Nambu Police Station in Gyeonggi referred Jung to prosecutors in March 2025 on fraud charges totaling about 698 million won.
The Namyangju Branch of the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office indicted Jung without detention on fraud charges of around 70 million won between August and September 2025. While continuing her YouTube activities, Jung repeatedly failed to appear for hearings at the Namyangju Division of the Uijeongbu District Court, and the court issued an arrest warrant.
If a defendant on trial without detention fails to appear without justifiable reason, the court may issue an arrest warrant ex officio or upon the prosecutor's request. The Seoul Suseo Police Station then arrested Jung, who had been wanted, just before the Lunar New Year holiday and handed her over to prosecutors.
On Jan. 2, 2017, Jung was arrested by local police in Denmark on suspicion of illegal stay and was extradited to Korea on May 31 of the same year. On June 2, 2017, prosecutors sought an arrest warrant on charges including Ewha Womans University admissions irregularities (obstruction of business), but the court rejected it the next day, and Jung was not indicted thereafter.