Assistance of a Cheongju Criminal Case Attorney | A Minor Fine in a Criminal Case of Forgery of a Private Document

Through a consultation with the client, the Cheongju criminal case attorney was able to hear the circumstances of the case in detail.

The client was an employee at a brokerage company that arranged rentals of massage chairs, and the victim was a customer who had entered into a rental contract with the client.

During the process of concluding the contract, the client used the victim's business registration certificate and various personal documents to carry out transactions by deceptively making it appear that other goods were also being rented.

After the victim belatedly became aware of these facts and reported the client, the client came to face charges including forgery of a private document, uttering of a forged private document, and fraud.

Concerned about the possibility of receiving an actual custodial sentence, the client sought legal assistance and requested a consultation with the 🔗Cheongju office of Daeryun LLC.

The charge faced by the client who sought out a Cheongju criminal case attorney was the ‘🔗forgery of a private document.’

Here, a private document refers to a document related to the rights and obligations of an ordinary person or to the proof of a fact, such as a résumé, a contract, a certificate, or a receipt.

Put simply, all documents other than those prepared by a public official in connection with their duties may be regarded as private documents.

When a person who has no authority to prepare such a document forges it and obtains a benefit, the offense of forgery of a private document is established, and the person may be punished.

At this point, the forged private document must resemble a genuine document, and the offense is established if the document was forged for the purpose of actual use or intended use.

If the forgery of a private document is recognized, the person is, under the Criminal Act, subject to imprisonment for up to five years or a fine of up to 10 million won, and even where the offense is attempted and does not succeed, the person is subject to imprisonment with or without labor for up to one year or a fine of up to 3 million won.

In addition, if the forged document is used for fraud or another crime, the person is subject to even more severe, aggravated punishment.

From the outset, the client had no intention of using the victim's documents to forge a contract.

However, after a large-scale contract that had originally been planned fell through, the client impulsively used the victim's documents and committed the offense at issue in this case.

Accordingly, the Cheongju criminal case attorney argued that the offense was not premeditated but was committed on impulse.

As the head of a household, the client made every effort to gather funds despite difficult financial circumstances and fully repaid the entire amount of the damages.

Accordingly, the Cheongju criminal case attorney argued that the client was making efforts to repair the harm caused.

In the above case, a client facing charges of having forged a contract using the victim's personal documents requested the assistance of a Cheongju criminal case attorney of Daeryun LLC in order to reduce the level of punishment.

Because the client was also facing charges of fraud and uttering of a forged private document in addition to forgery of a private document, a heavy sentence was anticipated.

With the assistance of the Cheongju criminal case attorney, the client was able to conclude the case with a minor fine.

For clients involved in criminal cases, Daeryun LLC provides systematic assistance, such as helping to reach a settlement with the victim and accompanying clients during police questioning.

In addition, the firm analyzes similar precedents to establish a case response strategy, and attorneys specializing in criminal matters provide dedicated assistance directly until the case is fully concluded.

If you are involved in a criminal case and require legal assistance as described above, please feel free to 🔗request a consultation at the Cheongju office of Daeryun LLC at any time.