Two men in their 50s who cut off 3-4 fingers each at work to claim large insurance payouts sentenced to prison

Before the crime, enrolled in 3 insurance companies, paying 1.2 million KRW monthly insurance premiums
Defendants conspired and even pretended to be witnesses... pocketed 460 million KRW

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Two men in their 50s working in a cold storage facility deliberately cut off 3 to 4 fingers each at their workplace, then disguised the incidents as accidents to claim large insurance payouts, and were sentenced to 14 to 18 months in prison.

The Daegu District Court Criminal Division 1 (Chief Judge Lee Ho-cheol) announced on the 8th that A (54) and B (56), who were indicted on charges including fraud, were sentenced to 1 year and 6 months and 1 year and 2 months in prison, respectively.

According to the indictment, A deliberately cut off three fingers on his left hand using a cutter at the cold storage where he worked in November 2016, then fabricated the incident as an accident and received about 69 million won in insurance payouts over five claims.

This defendant also filed claims with other insurance companies but failed to receive payments due to the insurers suspecting the accidents were intentional. It was revealed that before the crimes, he had subscribed to three insurance companies and paid about 1.2 million won monthly in premiums, even borrowing money from acquaintances, showing meticulous planning.

B was charged with deliberately cutting off four fingers on his left hand in January 2015, then receiving about 390 million won from insurance companies and the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service. It was found that A acted as a witness at the time and received 100 million won from B in exchange for false testimony.

The reason A received a heavier sentence than B, who obtained more insurance money, is believed to be due to the attempted but failed crimes and the fact that A received 100 million won for acting as a witness.

In the judgment, the court explained the sentencing reasons, stating, "Insurance fraud encourages moral hazard and must be eradicated, the crimes were premeditated, and the amount of damage was significant."

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