Defending a criminal case, including embezzlement charges under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, involving the operation of a school foundation

Allegations arose concerning the proceeds from real estate sales, the spending of education budgets and the hiring of faculty and staff in the operation of a school foundation, and a person affiliated with the foundation was indicted on charges including embezzlement under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes. Attorney Jaehoon Lee defended the client.

The main issues were whether embezzlement was established in the sale of the foundation's real estate and the handling of the proceeds, and whether the client's specific involvement and criminal liability could be established in the spending of education budgets and the hiring of faculty and staff.

Attorney Lee analyzed the foundation's operating structure, the circumstances of the real estate sale, the related contracts and the records of financial transactions, and reviewed whether each charged fact was made out.

He also prepared and conducted the cross-examination of many witnesses, including officers and employees of the foundation, faculty and staff, and parties to the real estate transactions, focusing his arguments on inconsistencies between the witnesses' statements and the objective evidence, the client's specific involvement, and the scope of criminal liability.