The client is a person who left Korea for the United States in the 1990s and is living in the U.S. He recently returned to Korea to spend his old age, and while preparing various documents, he learned that the prosecutor's office has a case pending against him. The prosecutor's office is investigating the case for Fraud, Forgery of Documents, and Forgery of Documents You came to Ongang Law Firm because you were worried that the case might cause problems during the immigration process or after you entered the country.
The case involved a client who forged a lease agreement, provided it to the complainant, and then used the lease deposit as collateral to extort money.
Case issues
Our lawyers consulted with our client in the United States via video call to confirm the entire case, and after confirming that the handwriting on the lease agreement was not our client's handwriting at all, our lawyers obtained a handwriting test, and based on this, we searched for the contact information of the complainant, called the complainant, and explained the contents of the case. In response, the complainant withdrew the complaint against our client, saying that he did not want to be punished.
However, even if the complainant withdrew the complaint, the client wanted to close the case without investigation before entering Korea, so it was essential to "reopen" the case (the process of registering a case that has been dropped). This is because the case must be reopened before it can be disposed of.
Troubleshooting issues
In order to resolve our client's issue, we submitted our intention to surrender to the Ministry of Justice through the 'Special Surrender System for Overseas Citizens' and promptly communicated with the prosecutor's office to close the case after a brief investigation, including a telephone investigation, in accordance with the guidelines. Furthermore, we convinced the prosecutor's office that the case could be dismissed without investigating the client.
As a result, the prosecutor decided that it was no longer worthwhile to pursue the case and sent the client a letter stating Your Excellency to the client.
