'Innocent in First Trial' Voice Phishing Criminal Sentenced in Second Trial: "There Was Intent"

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"Deemed to Have Had Implicit Intent to Participate in Voice Phishing Crime" Judgment

The voice phishing cash collector who was previously acquitted was sentenced to 1 year and 2 months in prison in the appellate trial.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lee Gyehwa] A person who was acquitted as a cash collector for voice phishing was sentenced to 1 year and 2 months in prison in the appellate court.

The Daegu District Court Criminal Division 1 (Chief Judge Lee Sanggyun) announced on the 30th that it overturned the original acquittal verdict in the appeal trial of Mr. A (54), who was tried on charges of voice phishing, and sentenced him to 1 year and 2 months in prison.

Mr. A was prosecuted on charges of receiving 132.39 million won from seven victims of voice phishing between April 3 and 17, 2020, and remitting it to the organization.

In the first trial, Mr. A was acquitted considering that he consistently testified that he was completely unaware that he was playing the role of a cash collector for the voice phishing organization, and that it was difficult to know about the new method involving a complicated process of re-depositing the received cash.

The fact that Mr. A only received about 100,000 won per day and did not receive a commission proportional to the amount defrauded was also a basis for acquittal.

However, the appellate court judged that receiving instructions via Telegram and delivering cash was a typical role of a voice phishing cash collector. Considering that he worked without submitting a separate resume or attending an interview, and that he received 200,000 to 300,000 won per remittance transaction, the court concluded that Mr. A was fully aware of his involvement in the criminal activity.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "The social harm caused by voice phishing is very serious, and the total damage amount from seven victims exceeds 100 million won. Despite apparent intent regarding the crime, he denies the offense and shows no remorse, making a prison sentence inevitable."

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