Mother and son accused of threatening employment broker 'not indicted'

Charged with having an employment broker prepare a false notarized certificate
Prosecutors “The core ‘employment fraud’… We need to look at legitimate contracts, not threats.”

A mother and son who were accused of threatening an employment broker by forcing him to fill out a notarization were cleared of the charges by the prosecution.

The Ulsan District Prosecutor's Office decided not to indict Mr. A and his mother, who were sent on charges of attempted extortion and coercion last October.

Mr. A and others were accused of threatening employment broker B into writing a false notarized certificate as if he owed 300 million won, even though there was no actual debt. Mr. B claimed, “Mr. A and others threatened to inform the company and family of the job request and demanded money, and when they could not resist, they were forced to prepare a false notarized certificate worth 300 million won.”

Mr. A completely denied the charges. Mr. A refuted, “In the past, I paid 50 million won to Mr. B to ask for a job, but it didn’t work out, so I just asked for compensation for the damages,” and added, “Mr. B tortured me for 5 years in the hope of getting me a job at a famous manufacturer listed on KOSPI, and the notarized deed was also prepared after Mr. B voluntarily proposed compensation for damages.”

The prosecution decided not to indict. The prosecution explained, “The essence of this case is that the complainant, Mr. B, committed employment fraud by deceiving clients and stealing money,” adding, “In fact, Mr. B has already been indicted on this charge.” He added, “Considering that Mr. B has written several handwritten letters promising to compensate a large amount of money in the past when he fails to find a job, the notarized deed is judged to be a legitimate contract in the nature of compensation for damages by agreement between the parties, not a threat.”

Attorney Kim Geun-soo of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. A, said, “This is a case where the perpetrator of employment fraud accused the victim of being a blackmailer,” and added, “Through the transcripts and written confirmations presented by the clients, we were able to get rid of the unfair charges by proving that the notarized deed was a fair compensation agreement for five years of damage.”

Reporter Kim Hee-guk kukie@kookje.co.kr

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