Accounting staff caught red handed and charged for allegedly collecting bribes
2001-10-5
An employee of an accounting firm, caught red handed at the New Trend Plaza in North Point last (Thursday) night for accepting bribes from tenants of a shopping mall, has been charged by the ICAC this (Friday) evening.
The case came to light after a corruption complaint was made to the ICAC on Wednesday (October 3).
An ambush operation was mounted yesterday, where the defendant was arrested immediately after collecting bribes totalling $3,600 from two of the tenants.
Sak Ka-ming, David, 43, of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, currently in ICAC custody, will be brought to Eastern Court at 9:30 am tomorrow (Saturday) for plea .
The defendant faces five charges under Section 9 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Three of the charges alleged Sak of soliciting $5,900 in total from Yip Ching, Cheung Yuk-wah and Tsang Wai-ying as rewards for him to arrange the renewal of leases at New Trend Plaza, North Point, on October 3, 2001.
Two other charges alleged Sak of accepting $3,600 in total from Yip and Tsang on October 4, 2001.
The case came to light after a corruption complaint was made to the ICAC on Wednesday (October 3).
An ambush operation was mounted yesterday, where the defendant was arrested immediately after collecting bribes totalling $3,600 from two of the tenants.
Sak Ka-ming, David, 43, of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, currently in ICAC custody, will be brought to Eastern Court at 9:30 am tomorrow (Saturday) for plea .
The defendant faces five charges under Section 9 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Three of the charges alleged Sak of soliciting $5,900 in total from Yip Ching, Cheung Yuk-wah and Tsang Wai-ying as rewards for him to arrange the renewal of leases at New Trend Plaza, North Point, on October 3, 2001.
Two other charges alleged Sak of accepting $3,600 in total from Yip and Tsang on October 4, 2001.