"Crash" When Changing Lanes... All 20 Members of Insurance Fraud Group Found Guilty

Court Sentences Fines from 500,000 Won to 2 Years Imprisonment

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The court sentenced all members of a group who received over 100 million won in insurance money through multiple intentional accidents.

On the 26th, Judge Cho Sang-min of the Seoul Southern District Court Criminal Division 9 announced that he sentenced 20 people, including A (24), who were tried on charges of fraud and violation of the Special Act on the Prevention of Insurance Fraud, to fines ranging from 500,000 won to a maximum of 2 years in prison.

The court sentenced A, who led the fraud, to 2 years in prison considering past criminal records and that the crime was committed during the recidivism period, and sentenced B (24), who recruited accomplices and distributed insurance money received from insurance companies, to 1 year in prison.

The court stated, "The crime was not only planned but also caused mental and material damage to the other drivers, which makes the nature of the crime particularly bad," and judged that "the total amount of damage from each insurance fraud case exceeds 100 million won, and ultimately, the damage inevitably falls on innocent general insurance subscribers."

A and his group are accused of recruiting an insurance fraud gang online and intentionally colliding with lane-changing vehicles on roads in Seoul eight times from March to July last year using rental cars or their own passenger cars, receiving over 100 million won in insurance money under the pretexts of settlement money, medical expenses, and vehicle repair costs.

They divided roles such as preparing vehicles, drivers, and passengers, and meticulously conspired in the crime by lending names to issue false medical certificates even though they did not actually ride in the vehicles.

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