Mokpo Law Firm Assistance Case | With the Assistance of a Mokpo Law Firm, a Client in a Crime of Fraud Received a Suspended Sentence

This is the story of the client who came to a Mokpo law firm.

The client was deceived by an unidentified person met on social media and went through with an investment.

When the client eventually lost the money, the client borrowed money from the victim, a relative of the client's former partner, in order to invest more.

The client told the victim, "If you lend me the money, I will pay it back soon," but in fact the client had no ability to repay it.

In the end, the client was charged with fraud upon a criminal complaint.

Having already had a record of the same type of offense, the client requested the Mokpo law firm's assistance in order to avoid an actual custodial sentence.

The Mokpo law firm explained the statutes concerning the 🔗crime of fraud.

The crime of fraud is

the crime of deceiving a person to receive the delivery of property or to obtain other pecuniary benefits.

The crime of fraud is an offense that requires a deceptive act in order to be committed, and the deceptive act referred to here means causing the other party to fall into a mistaken belief.

※ Criminal Act, Article 347 (Fraud)

① A person who deceives another to receive the delivery of property or to obtain pecuniary benefits shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine not exceeding 20 million won.

② The same punishment as in the preceding paragraph shall apply where, by the method described in the preceding paragraph, a person causes a third party to receive the delivery of property or to obtain pecuniary benefits.

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The client admitted all of the offending facts and showed sincere remorse.

The Mokpo law firm argued that the client, having fallen victim to investment fraud, was unavoidably forced to delay repayment and was thereby led to this offense.

Despite being in financially difficult circumstances, the client made active efforts to compensate for the harm.

The Mokpo law firm argued that the client had fully compensated for the damages and had been forgiven by the victim.

The Mokpo law firm analyzed the actual scale of the victim's harm.

Because the client had fully compensated for the amount taken, the firm emphasized that the actual scale of harm was relatively small.

The client, too, fell victim to investment fraud and lost even the amount taken.

The Mokpo law firm argued that the client neither retained nor specifically spent any proceeds from the offense.

The client who came to a Mokpo law firm was charged with fraud upon a criminal complaint and requested the Mokpo attorney's assistance.

With this assistance, the client was able to avoid an actual custodial sentence and receive a suspended sentence.

In the case of the crime of fraud, a civil claim for damages may also arise alongside criminal liability.

For this reason, rather than responding on your own, it is recommended to retain an attorney and obtain assistance from the early stages.

At Daeryun, attorneys experienced in this area assist clients at each stage of the case, including the investigation, trial defense, settlement, and conciliation.

If you have become involved in a crime of fraud, please feel free to submit a 🔗legal consultation request at any time.