Did They Work Without Doing It? ... Police Raid Busan City Hall Over Overtime Fraud Embezzlement

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency conducted a sudden search and seizure on the 20th at departments related to Busan City Hall on suspicion that a public official fraudulently received overtime pay using a macro program.

According to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit carried out a search and seizure for about an hour from 9:30 a.m. at the Information Technology Office and the Accounting and Property Office of Busan City Hall, securing PCs and other equipment.

Public official A was criminally reported by the Busan City Audit Committee on the 29th of last month on suspicion of fraudulently receiving overtime pay using a macro program and was subject to demands for severe disciplinary action.

A input overtime hours as if working late into the evening using the program and fraudulently received 1.6 million won in overtime pay.

The audit revealed that A received from colleague B the website to download the macro program and instructions on how to use it, leading the Audit Committee to also file a fraud charge against accomplice B and demand severe disciplinary action.

A police agency official stated, “It is true that a search and seizure was conducted at Busan City Hall following the filing of a complaint, but since the investigation is ongoing, we cannot disclose specific details.”