Salesperson who forged and used customer resident registration documents receives suspended prison sentence in first trial

A car sales representative who forged customers' resident registration documents to boost sales performance was sentenced to a suspended prison term in the first trial.

According to the legal community on the 26th, Judge Kim Woo-jung of the Criminal Division 8 at the Seoul Western District Court sentenced Lee (33), who was indicted on charges of forgery of official documents and use of forged official documents, to 8 months in prison with a 2-year suspension on the 14th. The court stated, "The crime is serious as it involved forging and using identity verification documents that have high social credibility," but added, "The defendant showed remorse and no civil disputes or property damages occurred," explaining the sentencing decision.

Lee is accused of paying a professional document forger to forge identity verification documents after customers who signed car purchase contracts in May and December 2021 failed to submit the necessary documents for delivery on time.

It is known that Lee printed forged image files of family relation certificates and resident registration copies of two customers using a color printer and submitted them to his company.

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