Misappropriation of Lost Property | Assistance for a Client Who Picked Up a Mobile Phone on the Subway and Did Not Return It

The client, who received a 🔗police investigation contact following the victim's report, sought to respond by urgently retaining a Daeryun Law Firm attorney.

The problem was that the client had reset all the data after picking up the mobile phone.

The mobile phone was the victim's work device, and the important client contacts and work materials stored inside had all been deleted.

As a result, the victim suffered serious work-related disadvantages beyond mere financial loss, and the situation became one in which the victim did not readily express an intention to settle.

The client, facing a first police investigation, had no experience whatsoever with investigative procedures and was therefore at risk of making unfavorable statements out of nervousness.

Through conduct consulting, we provided detailed guidance on the demeanor and manner of answering to be mindful of during the investigation, helping the client gain the trust of the investigative agency.

In addition, in order to reach an amicable settlement with the victim, we provided a settlement representation service.

A Daeryun Law Firm attorney communicated directly with the victim and, by offering a sincere apology together with an appropriate compensation proposal, sought to obtain the victim's intention not to seek punishment and to actively support an amicable conclusion of the case.

🔗Misappropriation of lost property is a crime established by misappropriating lost property, drifting property, property that has left another's possession, or buried property.

Simply put, this means that taking an item lost by another, an item buried in the ground, or another ownerless item without permission may constitute this crime.

In order to emphasize that he was deeply reflecting on the case, the client wrote a sincere letter of reflection and submitted it separately to the investigative agency and to the victim.

Through this, he expressed his serious reflection and intention to prevent reoffending, indicating, along with deep regret over the case, that he was prepared to fulfill his responsibility.

The attorney at Daeryun Law Firm arranged an amicable settlement with the victim and secured a statement of no wish for punishment indicating that the victim did not wish for punishment.

In addition, the attorney offered a sincere apology to the victim, provided the costs necessary for restoration, and delivered settlement money, thereby resolving the case amicably.