By This sure didn’t take long if true:
The owner of a prominent realty company placed off-limits in February and investigated for criminal wrongdoing said she expects U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan officials to allow her to resume working with Area II troops soon.
Julie Baek, head of Julie’s Realty, said the former head of Installation Management Command-Korea wrote in a June 20 letter that she could immediately begin working again in Areas I and III.
The letter, from Brig. Gen. Al Aycock, also said a disciplinary board would consider allowing her to work with Yongsan personnel again if she agreed to take “corrective actions” and give them additional information related to the case, according to Baek.
Baek declined Tuesday to say what action she has taken, but said she provided the requested information June 30 and is waiting on their decision. She also declined to provide the letter to Stars and Stripes.
Installation Management officials declined this week to provide a copy of Aycock’s letter because of “privacy concerns.” IMCOM spokesman Ed Johnson would not cite Department of Defense regulations allowing the command to withhold the document.
Military officials have refused since February to say why Julie’s Realty was placed off-limits.
They also have not answered questions this week about the status of a Criminal Investigation Division probe into the company, or when the disciplinary board will make a decision about reinstating it. [Stars & Stripes]
Julie’s Realty was put off limits for writing false contracts and overcharging USFK servicemembers in a scam that has been going on for years in Korea.
It is the sad reality. No mistake...
9:07 pm on July 23rd, 2008 1
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11:18 am on November 12th, 2008 2
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9:54 pm on February 2nd, 2009 3
Amazing what people do not know. Been nearly a year since being placed (heavy-handedly no less) by the Yongsan Mafia. Since the Housing Chief turned the once proud Yongsan Housing Office into her own personal sweat shop, gets rewarded with a job extension after having her employees nailed by CID, brags about getting Julies put out of business in Yongsan and K16 while at the same time showing favoritism towards K16 Realty (heck, her K16 Manager freely refers folks ONLY to K16 Realty) how can anybody get a fair deal? Heads up for Julie and her members who continue to try and hold their heads high, while getting stomped on by the Yongsan Mafia. Even going to the "godfather", seems to do no good.
10:52 pm on February 2nd, 2009 4
Julie ripped me off for a two bedroom apt. in Seobinggoo near the school back in 2001. I was an E.F.L. instructor. I found out from the landlord that she dinged me for 2 million extra in key money. Yet, even with notarized letters, I got nowhere.
5:21 am on February 11th, 2009 5
Old GI,
You have got to be kidding. So you condone the illegal crap that was done by this realtor saying heads up for holding their heads high. Only those who are connected to this company would say something like this. If you don't know the entire facts, then maybe you should keep your dumb comments to yourself. I am in no way condoning anything done by the so called Yongsan Mafia but hell why do you always point at other things to deflect from the crimes that have being found. Not everyone gets caught but when they do the first thing others (people like you) say is "Look, they are also doing bad things and nothing ever happens to them". Spare me the grief and wake up to reality. The Law Enforcement folks do as much as they can but can't always catch them all. Hearing of a criminal activity is one thing but getting the needed evidence to prove it is another. It's not as easy as all you CSI folks think it is. Stop beleiving the crap you watch on TV.
1:36 am on May 27th, 2011 6
I have been a customer of Julie’s for years now, having signed multiple contracts, and having discussed the allegations mentioned above directly with her. Not once have I been cheated or found anything illegal or even the least bit questionable in her or her employees’ transactions….and I have verified all of my contracts against other publicly available documents. Before everyone jumps on the lynch mob that is so often instigated within USFK/EUSA by a handful or less of disgruntled people, they need to do their fact-checking and keep their mouths closed until then. How is it that an entire company could be alleged as “corrupt” yet have no such allegations made against 3 of its 4 offices (the others being in Tongducheon, Uijeongbu, and Pyeongtaek). Was it perhaps just a single employee within just one of these offices? Well, until a definitive “yes” or “no” can be stated, facts have to be gathered and analyzed. Julie is a very honest and kind person and doesn’t deserve to be smeared publicly…..as with anyone else, there should be a presumption of innocence until PROVEN guilty.
4:06 am on May 27th, 2011 7
Sanderssi,
You need eggs.
If I buy ten bucks worth of two-day old eggs and sell them two you for thirty bucks and then slip five bucks to the “friend” who pointed you in my direction, were you cheated?