Used Car Dealer Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing License Plates in His 40s

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A man in his 40s was sentenced to prison for attaching license plates stolen from a used car dealership to his private vehicle and driving it.

The Ulsan District Court Criminal Division 2 (Judge Yoo Jung-woo) announced on the 17th that it sentenced A (46), who was tried on charges of theft and unauthorized use of license plates, to six months in prison.

A was accused of stealing two license plates from other vehicles twice in October and December 2018 at a used car sales center in Buk-gu, Ulsan, and attaching them to his own car after his vehicle's license plates were seized due to tax delinquency.

The court stated the sentencing reason, saying, "The crime of unauthorized use of vehicle license plates is a serious offense aimed at evading legitimate public authority enforcement such as police crackdowns, and is a preparatory act for other crimes. In particular, the defendant repeatedly failed to appear in court, ultimately ignored summons, and cut off contact, showing poor criminal attitude, thus a prison sentence was imposed."

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