Seoul Gangnam Police Station said on the 27th that it had sent former Yakson House chief A to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 23rd for forcing franchise owners to accept a fee hike.
A is accused of forcing franchise owners in 2019 to sign a consent form to raise the "incubating consulting" fee from the 2–12% level of sales to as high as 15%.
A is also accused of coercing consent to raise training fees for the heads of each branch. Police said A forced owners to buy cosmetics from a family company and are also investigating additional complaints filed by the owners.
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