Los Angeles Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Extorting Karaoke Bars

Published on August 18, 2024

LOS ANGELES—A man from the Woodland Hills neighborhood was sentenced Aug. 16 to 22 years and six months in prison for extorting Koreatown karaoke bar owners and drivers who transport party hostesses, sometimes violently attacking victims who refused to pay. Daekun Cho, 39, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rochato to pay $240,167 in restitution and a special assessment of $5,700, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Cho was found guilty in March in downtown Los Angeles of 55 federal counts of interference with commerce by extortion, plus one count each of attempted interference with commerce by extortion, and carjacking....

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