A former assistant manager (D1) of a pay TV station (Company A) was today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC for his alleged role in deceiving Company A into awarding various contracts worth over $800,000 to three companies suspected to be controlled by him.

D1, 33, a former assistant manager of Company A, faces three counts of fraud with a co-defendant (D2), 27, a receptionist and the girlfriend of D1.

The defendants will appear in Kwun Tong Magistracy at 9:30 am on Friday (April 23) for plea.

The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above suspected fraud offences, which allegedly took place between December 2005 and November 2008.

One of the charges alleges that D1 and D2 concealed D1 had financial interests in a company, and with intent to defraud, induced Company A to enter into a contract with the company for distributing promotional leaflets, resulting in benefit to the defendants.

Two other charges allege that D1 and D2 concealed D1 had financial interests in two other companies.

It was alleged that with intent to defraud, D1 and D2 induced Company A to enter into various contracts with the two companies concerned, resulting in benefit to them.

The above contracts allegedly obtained by the above three companies, which were suspected to be controlled by D1, were worth over $800,000.

The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance on Friday.