A businessman who is suspected of paying polling costs on behalf of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is at the center of a prosecution raid. 

Prosecutors investigating allegations surrounding power broker Myung Tae-kyun began a raid Wednesday morning at four locations in Seoul and Jeju with connections to Kim Han-jung, including Kim’s residence and office. 

Kim is said to be the Seoul mayor’s acquaintance and sponsor. 

Kim is suspected of paying 33 million won, or some 23-thousand U.S. dollars, in polling costs on behalf of Oh to a polling firm effectively run by Myung at the time of the 2021 Seoul mayoral elections.