Gang Involved in Deliberate Traffic Accidents to Claim Insurance Money Caught

A gang of fraudsters who deliberately caused traffic accidents to fraudulently claim large insurance payouts has been brought to trial.

The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office announced on the 5th that it had arrested three individuals, including A (23), on charges including violation of the Special Act on the Prevention of Insurance Fraud, while four others were prosecuted without detention.

Two others had their prosecutions suspended.

From 2022 to 2023, A and others deliberately caused traffic accidents across the country in Seoul, Daegu, Gwangju, and other cities, fraudulently receiving insurance payouts totaling approximately 600 million won over 65 incidents.

They prepared for the crimes by purchasing vehicles cheaply online or using rental cars to obtain short-term insurance policies.

They scouted intersections where left turns could be made simultaneously from the first and second lanes, then deliberately caused accidents by identifying vehicles deviating from their lanes while turning left from the first lane.

They meticulously planned to avoid detection of their habitual crimes by filing insurance claims using the resident registration numbers of acquaintances and others.

They even flaunted their authority by revealing tattoos on their bodies, preventing the victims from protesting the circumstances of the accidents.

This case came to light after the police dismissed it as 'no prosecution' but the prosecution reviewed and launched a direct investigation.

A prosecution official emphasized, "We will do our best to maintain the prosecution so that the defendants receive punishments commensurate with their crimes."

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