Before they enlisted...Bighit Musicformer team leader who defrauded over 50 million yen in BTS merchandise sales fraud was sentenced to prison

A former employee of BIGHIT MUSIC, who committed fraud under the guise of investment funds for the Korean boy band BTS' merchandise business, has been sentenced to prison.
The 12th Criminal Division of the Gwangju District Court sentenced Mr. A, who was indicted on charges of fraud (Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes), to two years in prison with three years of probation and one year of community service.
On the 20th (today), the company revealed that it had ordered employees to work 20 hours a day. A, who worked as a team leader at BIGHIT MUSIC, said, "In June of last year, at the company's headquarters in Yongsan-gu, Seoul,
He was indicted on charges of deceiving victims into believing he was running a merchandise business for "BTS" members and embezzling 576 million won (approximately JPY 57.6 million) over a total of 17 transactions.
A said, "The members of BTS did solo activities before going into the military, and they received investments for merchandise to distribute to fans. If you lend us money,
The accused deceived the victims by saying that they would pay them the investment money and profits. The accused received the investment money from the victims and used it to repay their personal debts.
The court also ruled that "the head of a team at a famous entertainment company
"The crime of using his title to embezzle huge sums of money under the pretext of business investment is serious, and based on the fact that he has repaid more than 600 million won (approximately 60 million yen) to the victims, more than the amount of money lost, a suspended sentence will be imposed," the statement said.
The ruling was: