A All appeals filed by the Defendants and prosecutor are dismissed.

A. Defendant A: The lower court’s imprisonment with labor (two years and six months) is too unreasonable.

B. Prosecutor: (1) Although there is sufficient evidence to find the Defendant guilty of mistake of facts or mistake of unfair sentencing (1) and other evidence to find the Defendant guilty, the lower court found the Defendant Defendant A guilty of receiving KRW 200 million from M on March 2013, 2013, KRW 40 million on or around August 26, 2013, and KRW 200 million from M on or around December 2013; (2) Defendant B demanded KRW 200 million from December 19, 2013; and (3) Defendant B received money and valuables or benefits equivalent to KRW 240,925,765 from December 19, 2012 to November 19, 2013. Meanwhile, the lower court acquitted Defendant A of the facts charged.

(2) The lower court’s sentence against Defendant A on the grounds that it is too unjustifiable and unreasonable.

2. Determination

A. (1) The part of the prosecutor's assertion of mistake of facts against Defendant A was found not guilty of part of the facts charged in the instant case for the following reasons.

① 피고인 A이 M으로부터 2013. 3.경 2억 원을 수수하였다는 부분에 관하여, 원심은 M의 진술이 유일한 증거인데, ㉠ 2013. 5. 17. 이전의 통화기록이 없고, ㉡ 2013. 5. 31.경 M과 처음 통화를 하였다는 피고인 A의 진술이 더 설득력 있으며, ㉢ 2억 원의 출처를 확인할 수 있는 금융자료가 없고, 2014. 12. 18. M은 L의 자금을 횡령하였다는 공소사실로 1심에서 징역 9년을 선고받았는데, 피고인에게 책임을 전가할 가능성도 충분하며, ㉣ V, W의 진술도 피고인 A의 주장에 부합한다는 이유를 들어 M 진술의 신빙성을 배척하였다.

② As to the part that Defendant A received KRW 100 million from M around June 26, 2013, the lower court made a statement that Defendant A sent 100 million in cash and two mobile phones to Defendant A on this day.