Thieves break into home of CJ chairman after forced search

In an interesting turn of events, thieves are believed to have brken into the home of CJ Chairman Lee Jae-hyun after a forced search by prosecutors last weekend.

The police have denied the rumors, saying that the house that was targeted is not Lee’s but there are speculations that they are trying to put a lid on the whole incident.

The Jungbu Police in downtown Seoul actually booked a 67-year-old Cho on charges of theft.

He is charged with breaking into the villa owned by Lee in Jangchung-dong in central Seoul.

Cho climbed the wall of the premises and was captured in CCTV (closed circuit television) and was caught by a security personnel, the police said.

The thief sustained an injury while climbing over the wall.

Lee and his family are currently under intensive investigation for setting up huge secret funds _ estimated at about 350 billion won ($310 million).