Fugitive surrenders herself to ICAC for credit card bribery case
2001-12-5
A woman wanted by the ICAC since 1993 for a counterfeit credit card bribery case surrendered herself to the ICAC yesterday at the Lo Wu Control Point.
Li Yin-mei, 43, and her associate, Cheung Hung, were arrested by the ICAC in 1992 for allegedly bribing a hotel night manager for obtaining customers' credit card data.
Li absconded while being put on bail pending ICAC investigation.
Cheung was charged but failed to appear in court for trial in January 1993.
The court then issued warrants for their arrests.
Cheung surrendered himself to the ICAC earlier this year and was jailed for four-and-a-half years after trial.
Li was brought to the Eastern Court this morning to face one count of offering about $29,000 to a former night manager of Conrad Hotel, between June 1, 1991 and May 26, 1992, for the manager to provide her with credit card information of guests of the hot el.
She also faced two charges of possessing 33 forged credit cards and 115 sets of genuine credit card information on May 26, 1992.
No plea was taken from the defendant. Magistrate Mr Ian Candy adjourned the case to December 27, 2001 for mention, and remanded the defendant in the custody of the Correctional Services Department.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Peter Choi.
Li Yin-mei, 43, and her associate, Cheung Hung, were arrested by the ICAC in 1992 for allegedly bribing a hotel night manager for obtaining customers' credit card data.
Li absconded while being put on bail pending ICAC investigation.
Cheung was charged but failed to appear in court for trial in January 1993.
The court then issued warrants for their arrests.
Cheung surrendered himself to the ICAC earlier this year and was jailed for four-and-a-half years after trial.
Li was brought to the Eastern Court this morning to face one count of offering about $29,000 to a former night manager of Conrad Hotel, between June 1, 1991 and May 26, 1992, for the manager to provide her with credit card information of guests of the hot el.
She also faced two charges of possessing 33 forged credit cards and 115 sets of genuine credit card information on May 26, 1992.
No plea was taken from the defendant. Magistrate Mr Ian Candy adjourned the case to December 27, 2001 for mention, and remanded the defendant in the custody of the Correctional Services Department.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Peter Choi.