(123rf)
A Chinese national was sentenced by the Daegu District Court on Tuesday to six months in prison and two years of probation for illegally using a Korean citizen's resident registration number to get health insurance coverage for medical services.
From 2012 to May 2022, the female Chinese national received medical treatment using a Korean citizen's resident registration number.
According to the police investigation, the Chinese national received about 9.5 million won ($7,500) worth of benefits under the national health insurance system over the past 10 years, and received 633 hospital treatments.
The Chinese national stole the Korean resident registration number from a casual acquaintance while working at a public bathhouse in 2012. The acquaintance was a customer.
In its sentencing statement, the court said, "The crime occurred over a long period of time and was frequent, but the defendant has no history of criminal punishment in Korea and has paid all damages to the National Health Insurance Corporation."
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