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Alleged debt could land woman debtor in trouble
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Posted on Aug 05 2004
Police are investigating a possible theft by deception incident involving a woman who allegedly borrowed money and failed to pay it back.
Police report indicated that the victim, San Jee Rent-A-Car owner Kim Sook Lee, reportedly lent money on several occasions to Song Sim Pak, who reportedly verbally agreed to pay back the amount.
The suspect again reportedly borrowed money totaling $5,000 and, in return, gave Lee’s husband a postdated check worth the same amount.
According to Department of Public Safety acting public information officer Captain Pete C. Muna, Lee was not aware of the latest incident and had an argument with her husband when she found out.
“Suspecting that something is not right, [Lee] did her own investigation and went to the bank to check if the postdated check has money in the account. She was told that there is no money in that account,” he said.
Further, Muna said Lee mentioned that the suspect left the island shortly after receiving the $5,000.
According to the victim, they first met Pak when she rented a vehicle from their establishment, and from there, became close friends. Lee said that she and her husband had trusted the suspect that they did not balk lending her some money.
The report showed that Pak told the victim the she had an account in the U.S. with $100,000. She reportedly told them that the money would be transferred to an account on Saipan, and that she was going to pay them back the amount she borrowed.
The incident was reported at about 6:47pm on Wednesday. Police have placed the case under further investigation.
