김 지사는 1·2심에서 벌금 600만원을 선고받았으나 대법원이 위법하게 수집한 수사기관의 증거물은 증거능력을 인정할 수 없다는 판결에 따라 최종 무죄 선고됐다.
Gov. Kim was fined KRW 6 million in the first and second trials, but was finally acquitted following the Supreme Court's ruling that evidence collected illegally by the investigative agency could not be accepted as evidence capability.