
法院認定款項用於支付人事開銷未挪為己用,貪污罪不成立,依使公務員登載不實罪判刑
民進黨新北市議員林銘仁被控浮報助理費681萬餘元,新北地院審理後認定款項用於人事開銷,貪污罪不成立,但依使公務員登載不實罪判處有期徒刑1年,得易科罰金,全案可上訴。
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林銘仁為連任5屆的議員,前年9月因助理費案遭羈押,後以300萬元交保。檢方原指控其透過虛報助理及浮報薪資詐領公款。
民進黨新北市議員林銘仁被控以親屬掛名、浮報薪資等方式,溢領助理費681萬餘元。新北地方法院審理認定,款項用於支付私聘助理等人事開銷,未挪為己用,不構成貪污,但申報資料不實,今天依使公務員登載不實3罪,各判6月,合併應執行1年,得易科罰金,未獲緩刑。可上訴。
林銘仁已連任5屆議員,前年9月因助理費案被羈押,同年11月遭檢方依貪污治罪條例等罪起訴,移審後以300萬元交保。同案被告包括兼任助理、會計的楊姓外甥女,以及林姓胞姊、江姓妻舅。
檢方原指控,林銘仁為補貼妻舅生活開銷,於2009年至2016年間虛報江男為助理,申領267萬餘元;另於2009年至2018年間,以胞姊名義申領312萬餘元,補貼服務處及選民服務支出。此外,將4名助理實領的2.5萬至3.8萬元月薪,申報為3萬至5萬元,再收回差額,合計涉詐領681萬餘元。另4名助理獲緩起訴。
不過,法院審理認定,江男曾於2009年9月擔任助理,不滿1個月即離職;林的胞姊則於2009年9月至2010年12月任職。林明知兩人及部分助理已離職,仍指示負責帳務的楊女填寫不實聘用清冊及異動資料,另浮報部分助理薪資,簽名後送交議會請款。
犯行跨越1屆台北縣議員及2屆新北市議員任期,溢領共681萬餘元。款項匯入各助理帳戶後,由江男全數交回,或由楊女提領、收回薪資差額,再統籌補貼私聘助理費用。
法院傳喚證人後認定,林在3屆任期支付私聘助理薪資、補貼公費助理的支出,分別達157萬元、380萬餘元及286萬餘元,均超過各任期溢領金額,相關助理也確實從事議員公務。
合議庭指出,公費助理補助費並非議員實質薪資,但本案溢領款項用於與議員職務有關的人事支出,難認有不法所有意圖,因此不構成貪污。檢方起訴的貪污部分,與登載不實罪具有裁判上一罪關係,不另為無罪諭知。
法院審酌,林銘仁為圖方便指示不實申報,犯行跨越3屆任期、時間甚長,且居於決策主導地位,判刑1年,未宣告緩刑;楊女、林女及江男分別判刑8月、4月及6月,均得易科罰金,獲緩刑3年、2年及2年,須於判決確定後1年內,分別向公庫支付15萬元、6萬元及12萬元。
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