Alleged swindler arrested over false claim of corrupt HD connection
2001-7-7
The ICAC has arrested a man on Thursday (July 5) for allegedly swindling about $70,000 from public housing applicants to assist them in securing units of a public housing estate of their choice.
The suspect was alleged to have falsely claimed that he could secure the corrupt assistance from a relative working in the Housing Department (HD).
The case arose from a corruption complaint, alleging that a middleman for an HD senior official had solicited bribes from applicants awaiting the allocation of public housing units.
ICAC investigations confirmed that no HD staff was involved in the case, but revealed a scam allegedly engineered by the suspect.
Investigations revealed that between 1995 and 1996, the suspect allegedly approached a number of public housing unit applicants on various occasions.
The suspect was alleged to have falsely represented to the applicants that a relative of his was a senior HD official, who could assist them in securing public housing units in Shamshuipo.
The suspect allegedly accepted a total of about $70,000 from at least four victims during the year between 1995 and 1996, which he claimed would be handed over to his relative.
Inquiries revealed that the suspect did not have a relative working in HD.
The suspect has been released on ICAC bail, pending further inquiries.
The suspect was alleged to have falsely claimed that he could secure the corrupt assistance from a relative working in the Housing Department (HD).
The case arose from a corruption complaint, alleging that a middleman for an HD senior official had solicited bribes from applicants awaiting the allocation of public housing units.
ICAC investigations confirmed that no HD staff was involved in the case, but revealed a scam allegedly engineered by the suspect.
Investigations revealed that between 1995 and 1996, the suspect allegedly approached a number of public housing unit applicants on various occasions.
The suspect was alleged to have falsely represented to the applicants that a relative of his was a senior HD official, who could assist them in securing public housing units in Shamshuipo.
The suspect allegedly accepted a total of about $70,000 from at least four victims during the year between 1995 and 1996, which he claimed would be handed over to his relative.
Inquiries revealed that the suspect did not have a relative working in HD.
The suspect has been released on ICAC bail, pending further inquiries.