Counterfeiting Checks with a Copier... Used 11 Times in a Week at Cafes and Motels Nationwide

50 Million Won Worth of Copies... Used in Various Stores
Court Sentences to 2 Years and 6 Months in Prison and 5 Million Won Fine

Original check (above) and counterfeit check (below) (Photo by Financial Supervisory Service) / Unrelated to the article

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The court sentenced A (34), who used counterfeit 100,000 won bills copied with a color copier at motels, cafes, and other places 11 times, to imprisonment.

According to the legal community on the 15th, Lee Young-hoon, presiding judge of Criminal Division 8 at the Seoul Western District Court, sentenced A, who was arrested and indicted on charges of violating the Counterfeit Check Control Act and using forged securities, to 2 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of 5 million won on the 12th.

A is accused of using a borrowed color copier on September 17 last year to counterfeit 100,000 won cashier's checks by double-sided copying them onto 500 sheets of A4 paper and cutting them out, then using a total of 1.2 million won (12 sheets) in 11 transactions until the 23rd of the same month.

Investigations revealed that A used the counterfeit checks at various stores including cafes, motels, convenience stores, bakeries, and marts. A continued the crimes across different cities and provinces, including Seoul, Daejeon, and Paju, which are far from his residence, over a period of just over a week.

The court stated, "The act of counterfeiting checks damages the social trust in cashier's checks and disrupts transaction order, requiring severe punishment, and the total amount of the forged checks is approximately 50 million won, which is a large sum."

It added, "The damage has not been recovered at all, the victims have not forgiven him, and the fact that he has multiple prior convictions for various types of crimes are unfavorable factors."

However, the court also noted, "The fact that he admitted to the crime and expressed remorse, and that he grew up in an unfortunate environment, are considered favorable factors."

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