30s Sentenced to Prison for Deceiving Boyfriend with Marriage Bait and Embezzling 50 Million Won

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] A woman in her 30s who swindled about 50 million won from her boyfriend using marriage as bait was sentenced to prison.

The Gwangju District Court Criminal Division 3 (Presiding Judge Kim Seung-hwi) announced on the 9th that A (37), who was indicted on fraud charges, was sentenced to one year in prison. The court also sentenced A's relative B (38), who was tried on the same charges, to four months in prison with a two-year probation.

The court stated, "The crime was committed repeatedly over a considerable period. The offender exploited a personal trust relationship. There has been no effort to restore the damage."

Regarding B, the court explained the sentencing reasons, saying, "Considering that the victim does not wish to press charges and that there are clear social ties."

A is accused of meeting her boyfriend C in Busan on December 28, 2017, and lying, saying, "Let's get married and start living together. We need to move and I have debts to pay, so I need money," thereby receiving 3 million won. She is suspected of extorting a total of 56.7 million won from C over 46 occasions until March 5 of last year.

Additionally, on May 18, 2018, A called C and lied, saying, "I took out a loan using my car as collateral. If I don't repay it, I will be reported. My relative sister B is trying to reach a criminal settlement. Contact B," and received 10 million won from C.

B is accused of conspiring with A and lying to C, saying, "I am going to negotiate a settlement. Please transfer 10 million won to my account."

Investigations revealed that A had already registered her marriage with another man, not C, in November 2017, before the crimes were committed.

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