A woman in her 30s was sentenced to four years in prison for impersonating a music director at a broadcasting company and embezzling 1.7 billion won.

Mr. A deceived 16 acquaintances for 2 years by saying they would buy them at a low price through sponsorship.

The court sentenced a woman who swindled about 1.7 billion won from people around her by claiming to be a music director at a broadcasting company.

Last November, the 11th Criminal Division of Cheongju District Court sentenced A, a woman in her 30s, to four years in prison.

Mr. A was accused of embezzling approximately 1.7 billion won over 381 occasions by introducing himself as a music director who participated in the OST work of a famous drama to 16 people, including his acquaintance Mr. B, over a two-year period starting in 2023. In this process, Mr. A deceived the victims by receiving sponsorship from a broadcasting company and offering to purchase goods for them at a low price.

When Mr. A was investigated, he reportedly told the victims, “I will not pay back money to the person who sued me.” Accordingly, Mr. B petitioned for severe punishment, saying that Mr. A had even encouraged infighting among the victims.

The court sentenced Mr. A to four years in prison. The court stated the reason for sentencing, saying, “Considering the nature and method of the crime committed by the defendant, the number of victims, the number and duration of the crime, and the scale of the defrauding, the guilt is very heavy,” and “except for some victims, he was not forgiven by many of the victims.”

Attorney Lee In-jun of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. B, said, “In order to establish a crime of fraud, the fact that he deceived a person while taking financial gain must be included. During the trial, we emphasized that Mr. A had an intention to deceive from the beginning based on the fact that he had never worked at a broadcasting station and that the broadcasting station also did not sell separate sponsorships.”

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A woman in her 30s sentenced to 4 years in prison on charges of embezzling 1.7 billion won by impersonating a broadcasting company's music director (link)