"I stopped because of hypoglycemia"... It was a 'planned fraud' repeated for months [Claiming a Lie]

[Financial News]"I was in poor health because I was experiencing hypoglycemia due to diabetes."Mr. A, in his 40s, made the same claim in court this time. But the judge's expression did not change. He appeared to have already made up his mind.
As expectedThe result was dismissal of the appeal..

Eight months before this trial, Mr. A hit a motorcycle while driving. Fortunately, the motorcycle rider was not seriously injured, but the motorcycle fell on its side and slid forward, badly scraping its left side.
As soon as Mr. A got out of the car, he blurted out that he could handle the insurance claim. He said that he had made a mistake because of a preexisting medical condition. Mr. A then immediately called the insurance company.reported that an accident caused by negligence had occurredHe did so. He then collected the insurance payout, had the motorcycle repaired, and pocketed the difference.
But this was not the first time. A similar accident had occurred and been reported not long before. Eventually, it was revealed that the incidents had been planned, and Mr. A was brought to trial.
The court of first instance sentenced him totwo years and six months in prisonHowever, Mr. A could not accept the ruling and decided to appeal. He argued that recognizing intent based solely on circumstantial evidence constituted a mistake of fact and that he had no intention to commit fraud.

The result of the second trial, held six months later, was no different.
The court stated, "It can be sufficiently established that, after intentionally causing a traffic accident,he committed insurance fraud or attempted insurance fraud by filing an insurance claim as if the accident had been caused by negligence"The fact that the crime was committed can be sufficiently established," the court said, adding, "Even after reexamining the case against the various pieces of evidence, the lower court's judgment was justified, and no error of fact or misunderstanding of the law alleged by the defendant can be found."
In particular, the court said that Mr. A had repeatedly committed planned insurance fraud over several months. In addition,he had not compensated the insurance company for its losses.
Above all, the court stated, "He reoffended during the period of suspension of execution of a sentence for a similar crime," adding, "Even taking into account factors such as Mr. A's poor health, it cannot be said that the sentence imposed by the lower court was too severe or exceeded the reasonable scope of its discretion."

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