Ko Young-tae

In this Korean name, the family name is Ko.

Ko Young-tae

Personal information
Born	1976 (age 48–49) Gwangju
Sport
Sport	Fencing
College team	Korea National Sport University, Jeonnam Technical High School
Korean name
Hangul	고영태
Revised Romanization	Go Yeongtae
McCune–Reischauer	Ko Yŏngt'ae
Stage name
Hangul	고민우
Revised Romanization	Go Minu
McCune–Reischauer	Ko Minu

Ko Young-tae (Korean: 고영태; born 1976) is a South Korean businessman and fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1998 Asian Games.^[1]

Ko was a close friend of Choi Soon-sil. Ko is suspected of being involved in the management of The Blue K, Widec Sports, and paper companies. Choi set up these companies in Korea and Germany allegedly to funnel money from the foundations.^[2][3][4]

He became one of the figures in the 2016 South Korean political scandal involving former President Park Gyun-Hae, and has been described as a whistleblower.^[5][6][7] He disclosed a documentary showing that his neighbors tried to steal the money from the Mir and the Blue K Foundation by using Choi Soon Shin.

See also

• Host club

References

1. Kim, H. (18 December 1998). 이진택 '금 뛰어넘기'. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
2. Kim, Bo-eun (28 October 2016). "Choi Soon-sil 'willing to face investigation'". The Korea Times. Seoul. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
3. "Park Geun-hye impeached: Did a puppy bring down South Korea's president?". BBC News. 9 December 2016.
4. "Scandal unveils Choi Soon-sil's 'boy toy'". 30 October 2016.
5. "The 'toy-boy'-turned-whistle-blower: Ko Young Tae". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
6. "Park Geun-hye impeached: Did a puppy bring down South Korea's president?". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
7. Sang-hun, Choe (9 December 2016). "Key Figure in South Korean Leader's Troubles: A Puppy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 March 2017.