Kimhae City Official Embezzling Over 60 Million Won Receives Suspended Sentence

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the 6th, Judge Park Gyudo of Criminal Division 7 at Changwon District Court announced that he sentenced A (41), a public official belonging to Gimhae City, Gyeongnam, who was prosecuted on charges of embezzlement of the Food Promotion Fund (embezzlement in the course of duty, etc.), to 8 months in prison with a 2-year probation.

A was in charge of the cash handling of the Food Promotion Fund for one year starting from January last year and embezzled about 64 million won from the fund, using it for personal purposes such as debt repayment.

Judge Park stated, "Considering that the defendant is a first-time offender, has reflected on the crime, returned all the embezzled funds, and has children to support, I sentence him to probation."