2023-09-30 06:22:57
Money Today Reporter Park Gwang-beom | 2023.09.30 15:22
Visitors to the Bank of Korea Money Museum in Jung-gu, Seoul are experiencing the identification of counterfeit currency. 2017.2.1/News 1 A couple in their 20s who used forged 50,000 won bills to make ends meet was sentenced to prison in the appeals court.
According to Newsis on the 30th, Suwon High Court Criminal Division 1 (High Court Judges Park Seon-joon, Jeong Hyeon-sik, and Bae Yoon-kyung) dismissed all appeals from the prosecutor and the defendant in the appeal trial once morest two people, including Mr. A (29), who was indicted on charges of currency counterfeiting, extortion, and fraud. .
Mr. A and Mr. B (25), who were lovers who had promised to get married, were experiencing financial difficulties due to a large amount of debt, so in January last January at Mr. A’s suggestion, they forged regarding 90 50,000 won bills by copying them using a color copier to raise money for living expenses. face charges.
They decided to use the counterfeit bills once morest elderly small-time merchants and traveled around the country, allegedly giving counterfeit bills to 22 victims and receiving goods in return for financial gain. It was discovered that the items they purchased were food ingredients such as fish, greens, and vegetables.
The first trial court said, “Each crime in this case is a serious crime that seriously undermines public trust in currency and the safety of transactions,” and added, “The crime was committed in a planned manner, especially targeting elderly small-scale merchants who have difficulty identifying counterfeit currency.” “It’s not good,” he said, sentencing Mr. A and Mr. B to one year in prison each.
However, for Mr. B, the execution of his sentence was postponed for two years and he was ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.
Afterwards, both the prosecution and Mr. A appealed, citing unfair sentencing, but the appellate court did not accept the appeal.
The appellate court said, “The original trial synthesized the various sentencing conditions of the defendants and determined sentences for the defendants that were somewhat outside the lower limit of the recommended sentences according to sentencing standards,” and “The circumstances that Mr. A and the prosecutor claim as sentencing factors in this court are “It appears that most of the circumstances have already emerged during the original trial’s argument or were taken into consideration by the original trial,” the ruling ruled.
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