By Kim Da-hee
A foreign housemaid has been jailed for 14 months for fraud and violating immigration laws, court said Monday.
Seoul Central District Court said the Filipina, 56, defrauded her employer of 244 million won ($203,000) over163 times from January to October 2014.
The housemaid, who started her job in January 2014, told her employer how to earn 10 percent monthly interest by lending money to the housemaid's friends.
Promising to take full responsibility for collecting interest and principal, the housemaid introduced her friends and other Filipinos in Korea to the employer.
But the housemaid spent the money on herself after using names of her friends without their permission.
The housemaid, who entered Korea in December 2004, was also found to be staying illegally, because her visa allowed her to stay only 15 days.
"The housemaid denied most of the accusations and showed no repentance during the trial," judge said.
"The court decided the sentence after considering various factors, including the housemaid's relationship with the victim and motive for the crime."
A foreign housemaid has been jailed for 14 months for fraud and violating immigration laws, court said Monday.
Seoul Central District Court said the Filipina, 56, defrauded her employer of 244 million won ($203,000) over163 times from January to October 2014.
The housemaid, who started her job in January 2014, told her employer how to earn 10 percent monthly interest by lending money to the housemaid's friends.
Promising to take full responsibility for collecting interest and principal, the housemaid introduced her friends and other Filipinos in Korea to the employer.
But the housemaid spent the money on herself after using names of her friends without their permission.
The housemaid, who entered Korea in December 2004, was also found to be staying illegally, because her visa allowed her to stay only 15 days.
"The housemaid denied most of the accusations and showed no repentance during the trial," judge said.
"The court decided the sentence after considering various factors, including the housemaid's relationship with the victim and motive for the crime."
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