"Get You a Job" Bribe Bait: Large Corporation Employee Jailed for Pocketing Tens of Millions Won

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A man in his 30s who deceived others by promising to get them employed at his large corporation and extorted tens of millions of won was sentenced to prison.

The Ulsan District Court Criminal Division 4 (Judge Yang Baek-seong) announced on the 5th that Mr. A, who was tried on charges of fraud, was sentenced to six months in prison.

Mr. A, an employee of a large corporation, called his acquaintance Mr. B in March last year and deceived him by saying, "I know a manager who can influence hiring at our company, so if you provide a bribe, I will get you employed," and received about 40 million won over seven installments.

However, Mr. A did not know the manager with hiring authority and extorted money from Mr. B to repay his own debt of about 100 million won.

The court stated the reason for the sentence: "Although Mr. A was given a considerable period to repay the money, proper compensation to the victim was not made, and the victim demands severe punishment."

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