Suspicious 30 Million Won Deposited into Wife's Account... "Money Lent Repaid" Not Guilty

Changwon District Court Acquits 60s Co-Defendant in Fraud Case Again in Appeal Trial

Changwon District Court.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A man in his 60s, who was prosecuted as an accomplice in a fraud scheme after 30 million won of ‘suspicious’ money was deposited into his account, was acquitted again in the appellate court following the first trial.

The Criminal Division 1 of Changwon District Court (Chief Judge Choi Bok-gyu) announced on the 7th that it dismissed the prosecutor’s appeal and acquitted Mr. A, who was charged with fraud, as in the first trial.

According to the Changwon District Court, 30 million won was deposited into the account of Mr. A’s spouse in November 2016.

Mr. B (in his 50s), an acquaintance of Mr. A, deceived a third party by promising to distribute 40% of the profits from civil engineering work related to an urban development association project, and had the money transferred to Mr. A’s spouse’s bankbook under the pretext of an investment.

The prosecution charged Mr. A as an accomplice, citing that Mr. A and Mr. B had known each other for some time and that the money flowed to Mr. A’s spouse.

Mr. B and others were sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year probation in the first trial for another fraud case, while Mr. A was acquitted at that time.

Mr. A denied the conspiracy charge, stating, “I only received the 39 million won that Mr. B borrowed for business purposes through my spouse to repay the money, and I did not know it was money obtained through a fraud scheme.”

The court ruled, “Mr. A’s testimony is credible, and the victim never heard from Mr. A to transfer money,” adding, “It is difficult to see that the evidence submitted by the prosecution proves the crime.”

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