Jeju Police Agency to Crack Down on Seven Major Malicious Frauds Including Insurance Fraud

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Police Agency is pushing for a strong crackdown on seven major malicious frauds, which are representative crimes infringing on the common people's economy, until the 31st of this month.

According to the Jeju Police Agency on the 7th, the seven major malicious frauds are insurance fraud, quasi-deposit fraud, jeonse fraud, telephone financial fraud, cyber fraud, organized fraud, and large-scale fraud.

In this regard, four suspects including A (female, in her 40s, dental hygienist), who violated the Medical Service Act by illegally operating a so-called office manager hospital after investing funds and opening a hospital without the qualification to establish a medical institution under the Medical Service Act, were arrested for embezzling about 60 million won in medical benefits from the National Health Insurance Corporation.

They became acquainted while working at similar medical institutions, and to operate two hospitals simultaneously or for an unqualified person to run a hospital, they agreed to pay a certain amount monthly to suspect B (male, in his 70s, dentist), who had difficulty running the hospital due to old age, and illegally operated by lending the license for two years from around October 2020.

The office manager hospital, although an illegally established institution that cannot claim medical fees from the National Health Insurance Corporation, was found to have fraudulently received about 60 million won in medical benefits during the operation period by claiming fees under the name of medical benefits.

The Jeju Police Agency judged that illegal institutions such as office manager hospitals lower the quality of medical care, focus on increasing profits through excessive treatment, and neglect patient management and accident prevention, which can cause casualties. Therefore, they concentrated investigative capabilities from the early stages of the investigation and arrested all accomplices.

Lee Sang-ryul, Chief of Jeju Police Agency, said, “We will continue to strengthen crackdowns on illegal institutions such as so-called office manager hospitals to protect the lives and health rights of residents, and strictly punish malicious frauds such as insurance fraud to become a warm Jeju Police living and breathing among the residents.”

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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