The owner of an interior design company who built a commercial house without a comprehensive construction license and stole construction costs was sentenced to prison.

The head of an interior design company who built commercial housing without a comprehensive construction license and stole remodeling construction costs was sentenced to prison.

Ulsan District Court Criminal Division 6 Chief Judge Lee Hyun-kyung announced on the 5th that he sentenced Mr. A, who was sent to trial on charges of fraud and violation of the Framework Act on the Construction Industry, to eight months in prison.

Mr. A, the representative of an interior design company, was indicted on charges of concluding a contract for the construction of a new commercial house on a site in Ulju-gun with the victim, Mr. B, by pretending to have a comprehensive construction license in 2022.

In order to hide the fact that he did not have a general construction license, Mr. A borrowed the license and name of a general construction company in Seoul, signed a contract with Mr. B, and submitted it to Ulju-gun, the local government in charge.

Mr. A was caught for obtaining a building construction report certificate in this way and proceeding with construction without a license.

Mr. A also took charge of the kindergarten remodeling project run by Mr. B, and received 30 million won worth of design request fees and elevator installation costs, which he used for company operating expenses.

The court pointed out, "The victim believed that various construction projects would proceed normally and took out a real estate mortgage loan, so the actual amount of damage appears to be much greater, but the defendant did not provide any compensation to compensate for the damage. Even during the trial, he submitted materials that appear to have been altered."

He also stated the reason for his sentencing as "he has a long history of criminal punishment, including similar crimes."

The executive director of the general construction company who lent the license to Mr. A was sentenced to a fine of 5 million won.