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Defendants shall be punished by imprisonment for eight months.
However, the execution of each of the above penalties shall be suspended for a period of two years from the date this judgment becomes final and conclusive.
Reasons
Punishment of the crime
Defendant
On February 4, 2010, A was sentenced to a suspended sentence of six months for a violation of the Door-to-Door Sales Act at the Seoul Central District Court, and the above judgment was finalized on the 12th of the same month. On December 7, 2011, A was sentenced to a suspended sentence of two years for a crime of fraud at the Seoul Western District Court on the 15th of the same month.
No one shall engage in a business of importing contributions under an agreement with many and unspecified persons for payment of the total amount of contributions or an amount in excess thereof in the future without obtaining authorization or permission from, or making registration, etc. with, the authorities.
Nevertheless, around February 2009, the Defendants made an investment in the victim F in the "E" office located in Seocho-gu Seoul Metropolitan Government, "E" office, which is located in the United Kingdom and Australia, and making an investment because the travel program itself is highly likely to develop into a global program widely used worldwide.
If investment is made from KRW 3,00 to KRW 40,00,000, it is possible to profit at least KRW 50,000 within three months, and if the next-order investors are recruited, the dividends therefrom are paid, and if the next-order investors are recruited again, the allowances therefor are paid to the next-order investors.
Around March 3, 2009, at a restaurant where the trade name in Seocho-gu Seoul Seocho-gu, is unknown, it was issued KRW 60,600,000 to the injured party.
However, in fact, the Defendants’ multi-level travel business operated by the above UK and Australia is not likely to bring profits to the Defendants due to unclear entities. Ultimately, the Defendants are liable to collect investments from the next priority investors and distribute profits to the senior investors.