A Chilean company accidentally paid an employee a sum equivalent to 330 times his monthly salary, and after the employee quit and disappeared with the money, a court has ruled that the company cannot recover the funds through criminal proceedings.

On May 30, 2022, a payment system error at CIAL, a major Chilean food company that produces cold cuts, resulted in an office assistant accidentally receiving 165 million Chilean pesos (approximately 1.23 million yuan) from the company. His normal monthly salary was 500,000 Chilean pesos (approximately 3,700 yuan), making the erroneous payment equivalent to 330 times his regular monthly wage.

After receiving the substantial sum, the employee resigned from his position and disappeared. The company subsequently filed a lawsuit to recover the funds. However, following three years of legal proceedings, the court recently ruled in favor of the employee, determining that the company cannot pursue recovery of the money through criminal channels.