Woman embezzles 400 million won sent by investment fraud group... Court rules she is an accomplice and sentences her to prison = South Korea

A woman, who was indicted for embezzling 400 million won (approximately 43.3 million yen) sent by an investment fraud group, was sentenced to prison and arraigned in court. A said the money was transferred to her credit card.
He claimed he thought the money was for payment and was unaware it was for criminal proceeds, but the court found him an accomplice, as he had been actively involved.
According to a Korean legal professional on the 1st, the 6th Criminal Division of the Busan District Court recently decided to aggravate certain economic crimes.
A woman, Ms. A, who was on indictment without detention for allegedly violating the law on punishment, etc. (fraud), was sentenced to two years and six months in prison and detained in court.
The investment fraud group in which Mr. A was involved operated in the Philippines between December 2022 and July 2023.
He set up a fake gold investment website and defrauded over a dozen people out of 890 million won (approximately 96.4 million yen) by falsely promising high profits.
The prosecution alleges that Ms. A was in a romantic relationship with the brother of the ringleader and that her bank account was used to launder and distribute criminal proceeds.
In response, the court indicted her as an accomplice. Ms. A argued that she was not an accomplice because she received the money after the investment fraud had ended. The money transferred was not the proceeds of a crime, but was transferred to a credit
However, the court rejected A's argument. The court said, "A was in a romantic relationship with the brother of the ringleader of the organization, and was a member of the criminal organization.
The court ruled that the two had been in close contact for a considerable period of time, often holding drinking parties together, and that "the fraudulent proceeds were laundered through Mr. A's bank account and distributed to members of the organization."
"Mr. A participated in the crime by accessing bank accounts through computers and internet networks in the offices of the Philippine fraud organization.
Over a period of 10 months, more than 400 million won was distributed to the account, and it appears that the profits from the crime were used to purchase luxury goods and foreign cars."
It is natural to assume that he was also aware of this."