PHILADELPHIA — A Jenkintown man has been charged with impersonating an FBI agent during an incident at a Philadelphia supermarket.
Seok Joon Lee, 54, exact address unavailable, was charged in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia with impersonating a federal officer in connection with an April 22, 2026, incident at an undisclosed Philadelphia supermarket.
If convicted of the charge, Lee faces a possible maximum sentence of three years in prison as well as a fine.
U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced the charges against Lee.
According to the indictment, Lee falsely assumed and pretended to be an agent and employee of the FBI when he entered the market on April 22 while wearing a bulletproof vest, a law enforcement-type duty belt, a holstered firearm loaded with 13 rounds of live ammunition and two spare magazines.
Lee allegedly identified himself as an FBI agent to a security guard and attempted to conduct a security check at the supermarket.
Lee later stated to responding officers from the Philadelphia Police Department that he was “undercover FBI” and that his credentials and FBI number could be located elsewhere, federal authorities alleged.
The incident was investigated by the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Philadelphia Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael R. Miller and Nelson S.T. Thayer Jr. are prosecuting the case.