한인 최대의 미용재료회사인 ‘키스’사에서 근무하며 회사돈 39만달러를 횡령한 혐의로 기소된 한인 2명의 재판이 마무리됐다.

롱아일랜드 나소카운티 법정에서 열린 공판에서 작년 초 키스사의 공금횡령 혐의로 기소된 한설(32)씨는 로버트 보글 판사 앞에서 2급 절도혐의 및 1급 문서조작 혐의를 인정했다.

한편 한씨와 함께 공범으로 기소됐던 김현준씨는 지난 3월 26일 열린 공판에서 같은 혐의로 징역 6개월 및 5년의 보호관찰, 19만5천달러의 배상금 지급 판결을 받은 바 있다.

한씨는 '키스'사에서 제품 담당매니저로 근무하던 중 공범인 김씨와 함께 허위로 제품을 주문받은 것처럼 꾸민 후 장부를 조작하면서 회사돈을 횡령한 것으로 나타났다.  내소카운티 검찰의 싱가스 검사는 이들은 최소 100여장의 회사 인보이스와 영수증을 허위로 꾸민 혐의가 있다고 밝혔다.

한씨는 오는 6월 15일 열린 형량 판결에서 1년 징역형 및 5년의 보호관찰, 또 횡령한 액수에 해당되는 배상금 지급 판결을 받을 것으로 예상되고 있다.



Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Queens man has pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $390,000 from a Port Washington-based cosmetics company.

Seul Han, 32, pleaded guilty before Judge Robert Bogle to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (a C felony) and Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree (an E felony). The defendant is due back in court June 15 and is expected to be sentenced to one year in jail with five years’ probation and will be ordered to pay restitution.

His co-defendant, Hyun Joon Kim, 46, pleaded guilty to the same charges and was sentenced on March 26, 2018 to six months in jail with five years’ probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $195,097.50.

“These defendants used their place of employment as their personal piggybanks to the tune of more than $390,000,” DA Singas said. “Thanks to the diligence of company officials and the hard work of our prosecutors these scam artists will now be forced to pay back what they stole.”

DA Singas said that while Han was the logistics manager of Kiss Products, Inc., he was responsible for importing items such as nail, eyelash and hair care products. From July 28, 2014, to March 18, 2016, he allegedly stole $390,195.00 from the company by having the company pay for products by check that it never actually ordered or received. The defendant supported the alleged scheme in the company’s record keeping with approximately 100 falsified documents, consisting of invoices, bills, commercial invoices and packing lists.

The checks drawn on the company’s account for these fictitious products were made payable to Keum Sang USA, the principal of which was Hyun Joon Kim, who was in on the alleged scheme and who generated many of the false documents. Kim allegedly deposited the checks given to him by Han into a bank account and then split the proceeds with Han on an approximately 60% (Kim)/40% (Han) basis.

The alleged scheme was uncovered when Han returned from leave with the cosmetics company and allegedly presented his employer with a forged doctor’s note allowing him to return.  When he was questioned about this, he resigned.  After he left, there were several issues that caused them to review his work, at which time they discovered invoices for fictitious product purchases for which he had been responsible. They then conducted an audit to identify each of these “purchases.” Han and Kim allegedly used the funds for credit card purchases, vacations, airline travel, an automobile lease, computer equipment and various household expenses.

Assistant District Attorney Peter Mancuso of DA Singas’ Financial Crimes Bureau is prosecuting the case.  Han is represented by Barry Weiss, Esq. and Kim is represented Megan Rha, Esq.