Financial News A woman in her 30s who stole about 68 million won by deceiving a male co-worker who had a crush on her, saying, “If you pay back the debt, I will pay you even if I get married,” was sentenced to a suspended prison term
According to legal circles on the 21st, Judge Kim Sun-sook of the 8th Criminal Division of the Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced a 36-year-old woman accused of fraud to one year in prison and two years of probation
The court also ordered Sun to do 120 hours of community service However, the victim’s claim for compensation was rejected
On October 13, 2017, Sun first borrowed money from the victim, identified only by his surname Kim, who he usually knew liked, and since then, Sun sent a message to Kim, saying, “If you pay back the debt you thought was 2 million won, I’ll pay it back even when I get married
Sun also said, “I will make an installment savings account under Kim’s name, put it in every month, and get married if it is more than 6 million won.” Through this process, Sun received a total of 68.5 million won from Kim from 2017 to December 13, 2019
However, Sun had another man he was dating at the time, and the total amount of debt was more than 50 million won, not 22 million won, and his monthly salary was only about 1.5 million won, so he had no ability or intention to repay Kim’s money
In connection with the case, Sun claimed, “There is no crime of fraud because some of the money was not paid back due to worsening economic conditions while making a fair certificate and repaying the money under the pretext of marriage
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