Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office. News 1
An employee of a large company, who received 1 billion won for nine years, was handed over to trial in exchange for convenience, such as allowing a container company for export to secure supplies. Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office 3rd Division (Prosecutor Lee Jeong-seop) announced on the 27th that it had arrested Mr. A, 43, a former employee in charge of logistics of a large automobile company on charges of Bae Im Soo-jae. The prosecution also unanimously prosecuted Mr. B (42), a former employee of the primary partner company, who collected money behind him by conspiring with Mr. A on the same charges.
Mr. A is accused of receiving 1,040 billion won from January 2012 to September last year along with requests from six export vehicle container transport companies for maintaining the status of a partner company and securing transport volumes. According to the prosecution, Mr. A is also charged with receiving 970 million won remittance to the accounts of his wife, niece, and son-in-law.
Mr. A was involved in logistics and transportation of export containers for large companies. It was investigated that he requested money and goods from subcontractors such as container transport companies in the name of’contract costs’ while in charge of container distribution, supply and demand, and cost settlement. Persons in charge of the 1st and 2nd subcontractors said they provided 10,000 won per container per month to Mr. A for the convenience of maintaining contract relationships and allocating quantities.
According to the prosecution, Mr. B was in charge of container logistics of a transport company, the first subcontractor, and told the second subcontractor, “To secure the volume of a large company, we must give money to Mr. A.”
The company, which learned of Mr. A’s misconduct through an internal report, conducted a self-audit to confirm Mr. A’s crime, fired him in November of last year, and filed a complaint with the prosecution.
It was investigated that Mr. A received money from an account in the name of his wife, etc., and withdrew in cash or check in units of 1 million won to purchase real estate, golf course membership, foreign cars, and stocks. An official at the prosecution said, “A request for an additional collection preservation order was made for the criminal proceeds of 1 billion won, such as stocks acquired by Mr. A, deposits and savings, and under-name real estate, and took measures to recover the criminal proceeds.”
The company said, “I was surprised that the money behind Mr. A received was more than what the company’s own audit found,” and said, “We will thoroughly crack down on this happening again.”
Reporter Choi Moran [email protected]