A former EBS president has been acquitted of allegations that he misused a corporate card. U Si-chun, the former EBS president, was accused of misusing a corporate card for personal purposes during his tenure as president of EBS. On the 30th, the Seoul Central District Court found U not guilty of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, such as breach of trust. The prosecution had indicted U in October 2021 on charges that he used a corporate card issued by EBS for around 70 million won ($52,500) for personal purposes, such as eating and traveling, from July 2018 to June 2020. At the time, U denied all allegations, claiming that he had used the card for EBS-related business purposes. During the trial, U stated that most of the expenses were related to EBS business trips and content development, and that some expenses were for meals with staff. The court accepted U's claims, finding that it was difficult to conclude that he had used the corporate card for personal purposes. The court also stated that there was no evidence to support the prosecution's claims. As a result, the court ruled that U was not guilty. U served as EBS president from May 2018 to May 2021.

Former EBS President 유시춘 was acquitted by a first-instance court in a case involving the alleged misuse of a corporate credit card for personal expenses totaling approximately 19.6 million won. Judge 최동환 of the 고양지원 형사6단 ruled that 유 did not commit any wrongdoing. The prosecution had previously secured a one-year prison sentence for 유.

The prosecution argued that 유 used 235 out of 813 business expense cases for personal reasons. However, the court found that 유 provided insufficient justification for the use of funds in some cases or when dealing with related parties, indicating the possibility of personal use. Despite the fact that 유 mentioned the names of attendees and reasons for expenses during the trial, the court noted that most fact-checking was not conducted outside of the EBS internal team.

Judge 최 reminded that requiring the defendant to present evidence of personal use along with the presented justification could violate basic principles of the prosecutor's evidentiary responsibility. He also stated that it would be difficult to definitively conclude that 유 committed a breach of duty due to the presence of some questionable circumstances.

The court concluded that there is not enough evidence to confirm the case based solely on the prosecution's submission. This case gained momentum after the National Ethics Committee submitted evidence in March 2024, alleging that 유 had improperly used approximately 17 million won in business expense funds.