Accounting Staff in Her 40s Sentenced to 3 Years for Embezzling 900 Million Won in Apartment Management Fees

Court Cites Partial Repayment of Damages in Sentencing

A female accounting staff member in her 40s who embezzled hundreds of millions of won in apartment management fees has been sentenced to prison.

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On March 8, the 22nd Criminal Division of the Cheongju District Court (Presiding Judge Han Sangwon) announced that it had sentenced Ms. A, a woman in her 40s who had been arrested and indicted on charges of embezzlement under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes and forgery of private documents, to three years in prison.

Ms. A, who worked as an accounting staff member at an apartment management office in Cheongju, is accused of embezzling more than 900 million won in apartment management fees through 182 transactions from 2019 to 2024.

According to the investigation, she inflated the amounts recorded on apartment security withdrawal slips by approximately ten times and submitted them to the bank to siphon off funds. The embezzled money was reportedly used for personal purposes.

The court stated, "She worked at the apartment management office for a long time and embezzled funds by forging documents, which is a serious offense, and she has not been forgiven by the victims."

However, the sentencing considered that a portion of the damages had been returned or repaid by a third party, and that she had no prior criminal record.

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