(This is long, but I feel I need to write and inform you; especially if you are curious about my life story. Thanks for being patient, in advance.)

Some people may wonder how and why I became involved and entangled in strange episodes of events and unlawful (public and/or private) surveillance.

It all started in California where I previously had my dental practice.
(After receiving my dental diploma from Columbia University in New York, I had hoped to come back to Hawaii, but was not matched to Queen’s Medical Center for my post-graduate training, which was my first choice. But, I rather got matched to UCSF, which may be considered, to some people, among the best in the country.
So, I ended up staying in California; after my post graduate training in San Francisco, I had my practice in Los Angeles area, where my brother lives.)

One day, a patient, who turned out to be a bully,
got into altercation with a (unknown) third party person in front of his house, and received a significant orofacial damage.
Then, with no reason, he filed a malpractice lawsuit against me, claiming I made those damage due to years of bad treatment, allegedly.

I could not accept the wrongful claim, although many practicioners usually settle regardless of merit of the claim because the insurance carriers often suggest and may also want to avoid headaches.
But, I did not settle because of the degree and outragousness of the wrongful claim and, also against my insurance carrier’s wish.
(It was one and only malpractice lawsuit against me, in my entire life as dentist.)
[I may explain more details of my lawsuit(s) later, if necessary.]

But, although I got fully exonerated and won the lawsuit unanimously in a jury verdict, painstakingly after more than 2 years; the significance of this patient’s wrongful claim may pertain to his bullying.

Although the patient is a white male, who was born and raised in US, he had visited North Korea, and further harassed me to go to North Korea together with him, before the incident of this lawsuit.
I was not sure if he is a North Korean agent, but I tried not to pay attention much, because I am American citizen and have been living in America.

However, during the actual trial of this malpractice suit, I received North korean money twice by mail, without senders name. But, the postage stamps were one from Honolulu, the other from New York.
I got really annoyed and worried; so this time, I reported to FBI. So, a FBI agent came to my office and interviewed me.

However, afterwards, FBI suddenly stopped communicating with me, without further explanation. And, I feel they have been unfairly putting me under their surveillance. (Even if I wanted to talk with them, they had cut the communication unilaterally.)

Now, it has been more than 10 years. I (first) reported to FBI in 2005 (if I remember correctly), when I received those North Korean money at two different times, during the actual jury trial of the malpractice suit.

I have never been to North Korea, and have no ties to North Korea whatsoever; although my parents, who passed away many decades ago, were escaped from North Korea during the Korean war. (Fyi, there were presumably 10 million family members separated as a result of the war, and many, if not most, of them already passed away.)
(I was born in South Korea many years after the war.)

I feel like an actor in the 007 movie; sometimes, I feel like I want to catch those people…