그는 국세청이 로비를 받고 덮어버린 재벌의 비업무용 부동산 보유실태를 한겨레에 제보했다는 이유로 법정에 서게 되었다.
He was brought to court for allegedly informing the Hankyoreh of chaebol's non-business real estate holdings, which were lobbied and covered by the National Tax Service.