Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Star chef denies tax evasion claims
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By Bahk Eun-ji
High profile chef Baek Jong-won, who is also CEO of multiple restaurant franchise The Born Korea, was investigated for two months from July for possible tax evasion, Yonhap reported Wednesday.
The fourth bureau of the Seoul Regional Tax Office mostly carried out the special tax audit, according to the news agency.
But a company spokesman said the investigation was nothing more than a regular tax audit, because the last audit was in 2011.
Local news outlets reported that Baek, 49, faced investigations into possible tax evasion and raising slush funds.
The Born Korea denied the allegations on Wednesday.
Baek appears on several television programs.