South Korean fugitive staying in Temecula returned to home country

RIVERSIDE - A South Korean man suspected of perpetrating a multimillion-dollar scam in his homeland and trying to hide out in Riverside County was returned to South Korea, authorities said Wednesday.

Kyochung Lee, 55, was transported by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents to Seoul on Tuesday, where the fugitive was turned over to officers with the Korean National Police, according to ICE officials.

Lee was arrested at his Temecula apartment in January, nearly a year after the Seoul Central Public Prosecutor’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest.

According to the International Crim...