Namyangju Criminal Attorney Assistance Case | Sentence Reduced to a Suspended Sentence on Appeal With a Namyangju Criminal Attorney's Assistance

This is the account of a client who came to the Namyangju criminal attorney.

The client accepted a proposal from a *person of unknown identity to the effect that, if they collected and delivered money, the person would provide a loan.

The client met the victims, collected money, and then made a cashless transfer through an account designated by the person of unknown identity, thereby conspiring in a voice phishing offense.

As a result, the client was charged by the victims with voice phishing and was sentenced to imprisonment at the trial of first instance.

In order to avoid imprisonment on appeal, the client requested the assistance of the Namyangju criminal attorney.

*Person of unknown identity: a person whose family name and given name are unknown

▶ Statutes related to the case, as explained by the Namyangju criminal attorney

■ Criminal Act Article 114 (Organization of a Criminal Organization, etc.)

A person who organizes, joins, or acts as a member of an organization or group for the purpose of committing a crime punishable by death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a maximum of four years or more shall be punished by the penalty prescribed for the intended crime. However, the penalty may be mitigated.

■ Criminal Act Article 347 (Fraud)

A person who deceives another and thereby receives the delivery of property or obtains a pecuniary advantage shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won.

■ Criminal Act Article 347-2 (Fraud by Use of a Computer)

A person who obtains a pecuniary advantage, or causes a third party to obtain such advantage, by inputting false information or improper commands into a data processing device such as a computer, or by inputting or altering information without authority and thereby causing data processing to occur, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won.

■ Criminal Act Article 349 (Unjust Enrichment)

A person who obtains a markedly unjust advantage by taking advantage of another's distressed and pressing condition shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won.

■ Criminal Act Article 350 (Extortion)

A person who extorts another and thereby receives the delivery of property or obtains a pecuniary advantage shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won.

The client holds a feeling of regret for having caused the victims great harm through his own carelessness and is sincerely remorseful.

The Namyangju criminal attorney argued that the client was seeking ways to compensate for the harm by any means, was submitting a letter of apology, and was spending time in repentance.

The Namyangju criminal attorney argued that the client had obtained the victims' contact information through the court and had reached settlements with all of them.

Owing to a lack of social experience, the client had no awareness of the crime at all.

The Namyangju criminal attorney emphasized that the client had no intent whatsoever to actively participate in the offense.

The client who came to the Namyangju criminal attorney was sentenced to imprisonment in the trial of first instance on charges of conspiring in a voice phishing offense.

However, with the assistance of the Namyangju criminal attorney, the client was able to avoid imprisonment on appeal and receive a suspended sentence.

At Daeryun LLC, criminal attorneys with extensive experience in voice phishing litigation form a team to assist clients.

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