"Incheon Mayor Is My Relative, I'll Help You Get the Contract"…50s Man Deceived Acquaintance and Took 70 Million Won, Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison

Suspected of Embezzling Over 75 Million Won in 44 Instances

A man in his 50s who deceived an acquaintance by claiming to be related to the mayor of Incheon and embezzled over 70 million won was sentenced to prison.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A man in his 50s who deceived an acquaintance by claiming to be related to the Mayor of Incheon and embezzled about 70 million won was sentenced to prison.

The Incheon District Court Criminal Division 16 (Judge Song Jae-yoon) announced on the 15th that A (53), who was indicted on charges of fraud, was sentenced to one year in prison.

The court stated, "The defendant admits to the crime," but also noted, "Although the amount of damage is not small, about 75 million won, only 13 million won was returned to the victim, and the rest was not recovered."

It added, "The victim has petitioned for severe punishment," and explained the sentencing reason by considering "the fact that the crime is not minor."

A was indicted on charges of embezzling about 75 million won from acquaintance B over 44 occasions from February 2016 to December of the following year. He deceived B by claiming that he was a relative of the Mayor of Incheon and received money by promising to help secure a security service contract for an apartment-type factory.

However, it was confirmed that A was not acquainted with the Mayor of Incheon at that time. After this crime, A was indicted twice more on fraud charges and received suspended prison sentences.

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