"‘I’ll Make You a Professor If You Donate’... Music Department Head Who Pocketed 600 Million Sentenced to Prison"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] The head of a department who took in hundreds of millions of won in cash by promising to hire someone as a full-time professor was sentenced to prison.

On the 17th, Judge An Jwajin of the Changwon District Court Criminal Division 4 announced that A (61), who was prosecuted on charges of fraud for receiving several hundred million won under the pretext of appointing a professor, was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison.

A, who served as the head of the music department at a university in Gyeongnam, received 100 million won from a victim in November 2014 at a restaurant in Busan by promising to hire them as a vocal music major professor.

Using this method, from September to December 2014, he received a total of 600 million won from five victims.

However, A did not have the authority to decide on professor appointments nor held a position that could directly influence such decisions. The money he took was used to pay off debts or for living expenses.

Judge An stated, “The victims have suffered severe financial damage and are petitioning for strict punishment against the defendant,” and added, “It seems very unlikely that the defendant will repay the victims even after being released.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.