A man in his 30s accused of a 13 billion KRW Kia Motors employment scam sentenced to 20 years in prison

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] A man in his 30s who committed employment fraud involving more than 13 billion KRW related to Kia Motors has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The Criminal Division 11 of the Gwangju District Court (Presiding Judge Jeong Ji-seon) requested the court on the 17th to sentence Jang (36), who was indicted and detained on charges of fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, to 20 years in prison during the final trial.

Jang was charged with deceiving 616 church members from 2018 until last year by promising to hire them as regular production workers at Kia Motors factories and pocketing 13.9 billion KRW.

Investigations revealed that Jang tricked victims into believing he was hired as a regular employee by paying money while working at a partner company.

He committed fraud targeting church members introduced through Pastor Park (53).

Victims of the employment fraud have demanded that Pastor Park, the main perpetrator, and other surrounding pastors be investigated further.

Pastor Park and two other pastors have been separately indicted on charges of fraud, aiding fraud, and violating the Labor Standards Act, and their trials are ongoing.

Pastor Park was detained and indicted on charges of receiving over 2 billion KRW from dozens of job seekers, delivering part of it to Jang, and personally pocketing some.

The sentencing trial for Jang will be held on the 24th.

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