Assistance from a Gunsan Law Office | A Gunsan Law Office Obtains a Suspended Sentence for a Client Charged with Aiding and Abetting Fraud

The account of the client who requested assistance from the Gunsan law office is as follows.

While looking for a job online, the client received an offer from a man.

The offer was that, if the client withdrew money deposited into an account in the client's name and delivered it to a designated person, he would be paid a commission.

The client accepted this offer and gave the man his account number.

He then aided the fraudulent scheme by withdrawing the money deposited into his account and delivering it to the man.

In the end, the client was reported for aiding and abetting fraud as a result of this conduct, and requested the help of a Gunsan attorney.

Through a consultation with the client, the Gunsan law office ascertained the circumstances of the case and established a systematic strategy.

Fraud is generally punishable by imprisonment of up to ten years or a fine of up to twenty million won, and a mere participant may receive a sentence of about half of the penalty described above for aiding and abetting fraud.

■ Aiding and Abetting Fraud / Criminal Act Article 347 (Fraud)

① A person who deceives another and thereby receives the delivery of property or obtains a pecuniary advantage shall be punished by imprisonment of up to ten years or a fine of up to twenty million won.

② The same penalty as in the preceding paragraph shall apply when, by the method in the preceding paragraph, a person causes a third party to receive the delivery of property or to obtain a pecuniary advantage.

■ 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 whose purpose is to commit a crime punishable by death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a maximum term of four years or more shall be punished by the penalty prescribed for the intended crime. However, the penalty may be mitigated.

The client had no awareness whatsoever that this man was a member of a voice phishing organization.

The attorney emphasized that the client had even less intention of facilitating their fraudulent scheme.

In trying to take on a part-time job to cover overdue rent, the client was used by a voice phishing organization without his knowledge.

The attorney further emphasized that, apart from this case, the client had no record of being punished for any fraud-related offense.

The above case is an example in which a client who faced punishment for aiding and abetting fraud obtained a suspended sentence with the assistance of the Gunsan law office.

In this way, not having directly participated does not eliminate guilt; if a person realized that something was even slightly amiss and foresaw that harm would occur, willful negligence may apply, and punishment for aiding and abetting fraud may follow.

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