Funeral Director in Sangju Embezzled Funeral Expenses for Gambling... Sentenced to Prison with Probation

Embezzlement of Over 50 Million Won

A funeral director in his 40s who secretly embezzled funeral expenses paid by mourners and used them for gambling funds was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

On the 21st, the Chuncheon District Court announced that Judge Lee Eun-sang of the Criminal Division 3 sentenced Mr. A (47), who was indicted on charges of embezzlement in the course of duty, to 10 months in prison with a 2-year suspension.

Mr. A, who worked as the head funeral director at a funeral hall in Inje-gun, Gangwon-do, was brought to trial on charges of embezzling a total of 55.43 million won in funeral event fees deposited by mourners nine times over three weeks starting from April 8, 2020. According to the investigation, Mr. A did not deposit the money collected from mourners for funeral events such as supplies and meals into the funeral hall’s management account but used it as gambling funds on an online private gambling site.

The judge pointed out, "The number of offenses is not small, and the amount of damage is considerable. Considering the motive and method of the crime, the nature of the offense is also serious, and the defendant has not been forgiven by the victims."

However, the judge also stated, "Taking into account that the defendant’s father repaid about 60 million won, which seems to have effectively restored the damage, and the fact that there is no prior criminal record, the sentence was determined."

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