CONTENTS
- 1. The Client's Situation
- - How the Client Came to the Changwon Law Firm
- 2. The Laws Relevant to the Case, as Explained by the Changwon Law Firm
- - The Changwon Law Firm’s Answers to Questions About the Case
- 3. The Changwon Law Firm’s Assistance
- - Changwon Law Firm Argument ① Deep Remorse
- - Changwon Law Firm Argument ② First-Time Offender
- - Changwon Law Firm Argument ③ The Amount of Gain Was Not Large
- 4. The Court’s Decision on the Changwon Law Firm’s Arguments
- - If You Need the Changwon Law Firm’s Help
1. The Client's Situation
The client requested assistance from Daeryun’s Changwon office in order to work on the case together with the firm and reduce the sentence for the extortion and other charges.
How the Client Came to the Changwon Law Firm
The detailed account of the client for a consultation is as follows.
The client agreed to a friend’s invitation to take part in an offense, a friend he had come to know through a group chat for international students.
The two conspired to commit offenses including extortion, fraud, and concealment of criminal proceeds.
The client and the friend placed false advertisements for high-paying part-time work on social media and extorted about 3 million won from a victim through a webcam phishing scheme.
The client took part in concealing the criminal proceeds of the extortion and fraud, and in the process he was also implicated in charges of violating the Electronic Financial Transactions Act and the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act.
Because fraud offenses are committed against an unspecified number of victims in an organized and planned manner and cause great harm, the courts punish them severely.
Implicated in multiple offenses, the client came to the Changwon law firm and requested assistance in order to reduce his sentence as much as possible.
2. The Laws Relevant to the Case, as Explained by the Changwon Law Firm
The charges against the client who requested assistance from the Changwon law firm were extortion, fraud, and concealment of criminal proceeds, among others.
🔗Extortion is an offense committed when a person intimidates or assaults another to obtain property or pecuniary gain, and it is punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years or a fine not exceeding 20 million won.
The crime of concealing criminal proceeds refers to disguising the facts concerning the acquisition of criminal proceeds related to a specific crime, or concealing criminal proceeds for the purpose of promoting a specific crime or of disguising them as property acquired lawfully.
If this offense is established, it is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine not exceeding 30 million won.
The Changwon Law Firm’s Answers to Questions About the Case
Q. Attorney at the Changwon law firm, what is the difference between extortion and intimidation? A. If an act of intimidation is carried out simply for the purpose of infringing on another person’s freedom of decision-making or conduct, it constitutes intimidation. However, if the act of intimidation is carried out for the purpose of obtaining property, it constitutes extortion.
3. The Changwon Law Firm’s Assistance
The Changwon law firm formed a task force of 3 to 20 members, examined the circumstances of the case in detail, and argued the following points in seeking leniency for the client.
Changwon Law Firm Argument ① Deep Remorse
In the first instance, the client denied the offense out of fear that he would receive a heavy punishment, but by the second instance he admitted to all of his wrongdoing.
The client emphasized that he holds a penitent heart toward the victims who suffered great harm from his offense and lives each day in remorse.
Changwon Law Firm Argument ② First-Time Offender
The client had lived as an ordinary member of society with no prior convictions, whether for the same type of offense or a different one.
The firm emphasized that the client has firm social ties and is making his own efforts to prevent reoffending, so the risk of recidivism is low.
Changwon Law Firm Argument ③ The Amount of Gain Was Not Large
Setting aside the circumstances of the case, the fact that the client committed an offense that could cause social controversy was clearly wrong.
However, the firm emphasized that the amount of gain the client directly obtained from the offense was relatively small.
4. The Court’s Decision on the Changwon Law Firm’s Arguments
The court accepted the Changwon law firm’s arguments and issued the decision, ‘The defendant shall be sentenced to two years of imprisonment. However, the execution of the above sentence shall be suspended for three years from the date this judgment becomes final.’
If You Need the Changwon Law Firm’s Help
The case above was one in which the client, with the assistance of the Changwon law firm, succeeded in having the sentence reduced to a suspended sentence on appeal.
If you have been implicated in extortion, obtaining an attorney’s assistance to resolve the matter early on can be advantageous.
Daeryun Law Firm, drawing on the extensive case experience of its 🔗criminal attorneys, actively assists its clients.
We form a task force of 3 to 20 members to analyze cases systematically, collect evidence, and establish a tailored strategy.
If you find yourself in a situation like the case above and need an attorney’s help, please come to the Changwon law firm at any time.
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