Before the death of my cancer-fighting older sister, I 'gulp' 100 million won into someone else's account...Prosecutors “No charges”

A woman in her 50s who was accused of embezzling the assets of her sister, who was suffering from cancer, was cleared of the charges by the prosecution.

According to the legal community on the 17th, the Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office decided not to indict A, a woman in her 50s, who was sent on charges of theft and fraud on the 22nd of last month.

In December of last year, Ms. A was accused of transferring property worth 120 million won, including the savings of her sister B, who was suffering from cancer, to her own and a third party's account and intercepting the wealth. The complainant was Ms. B’s husband.

Mr. A denied the charges.

Person A stated that she only followed her sister B's wishes by entrusting all matters related to her property to her. Person A said, “My sister’s husband is an alcoholic and has a lot of business debt, so she relied on me a lot.” Regarding the reason why the money was deposited 15 times into the account of someone other than a family member, he added, "If the money was deposited at once, there would be a gift tax issue, so we discussed it from the beginning."

The prosecution decided not to indict Mr. A.

The prosecution said, "There is no dispute that the suspect transferred the money in the deceased's account to several people during the funeral. Considering the fact that the suspect took the lead in handling the deceased's overall assets, including the deposit for rent, while alive, and that the deceased mentioned in the will-type video that he would delegate all property distribution to the suspect, there is insufficient evidence to admit the charge."

Attorney Lee Ha-neul of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. A, explained, "Mr. A faithfully explained that he had no intention of stealing property by supporting the deceased's medical expenses and presiding over the funeral as a resident," and added, "Because the deceased had a clear intention to delegate, we were able to obtain a good result by actively asserting to the court that the crime of theft was not established."

Reporter Kwon Byeong-seok (bsk730@fnnews.com)

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