Medical doctor and three others charged for alleged insurance fraud
2002-8-6
Four persons were today (Tuesday) charged by the ICAC for their alleged roles in a false insurance scam involving the use of bogus medical certificates from a medical doctor and a herbalist.
The defendants are Chan Choy, 30, former insurance agent; Tai Kong-shing, 56, medical doctor; Ho Shui-tong, 47, herbalist; and To Kwong-fai, 35, taxi driver.
They will appear at Eastern Court at 9:30 am on Thursday (August 8) .
The case arose from a corruption complaint alleging that an insurance agent might have taken bribes from policy holders to facilitate false claims.
An alleged insurance scam involving the issue of false medical certificates was uncovered.
Chan faces two conspiracy charges, each jointly with Tai and Ho.
The charges allege them of conspiring to defraud the Canadian Eastern Life Assurance Limited by submitting to the insurance company various Accident Claim Forms, medical expenses receipts and certificates to make false claims under policies taken out with the insurance company.
They were said to have falsely represented that the clients on the claim documents had consulted Tai or Ho for medical treatment and Tai and Ho had been paid the medical expenses as stated in the claim documents.
Chan is further charged with 12 counts of using false instruments, namely “Application for Life Insurance” of Canadian Eastern Life Assurance Limited purportedly signed by various policy holders with the intention of inducing the relevant officers of the insurance company to accept them as genuine.
To faces two counts of procuring the execution of two cheques in the amount of $15,899.07 and $19,887.50, by falsely claiming to Canadian Eastern Life Assurance Limited that the amounts had been paid to Tai for medical expenses.
The alleged offences took place between July 1998 and April 2000.
All defendants are on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances on Thursday.
The defendants are Chan Choy, 30, former insurance agent; Tai Kong-shing, 56, medical doctor; Ho Shui-tong, 47, herbalist; and To Kwong-fai, 35, taxi driver.
They will appear at Eastern Court at 9:30 am on Thursday (August 8) .
The case arose from a corruption complaint alleging that an insurance agent might have taken bribes from policy holders to facilitate false claims.
An alleged insurance scam involving the issue of false medical certificates was uncovered.
Chan faces two conspiracy charges, each jointly with Tai and Ho.
The charges allege them of conspiring to defraud the Canadian Eastern Life Assurance Limited by submitting to the insurance company various Accident Claim Forms, medical expenses receipts and certificates to make false claims under policies taken out with the insurance company.
They were said to have falsely represented that the clients on the claim documents had consulted Tai or Ho for medical treatment and Tai and Ho had been paid the medical expenses as stated in the claim documents.
Chan is further charged with 12 counts of using false instruments, namely “Application for Life Insurance” of Canadian Eastern Life Assurance Limited purportedly signed by various policy holders with the intention of inducing the relevant officers of the insurance company to accept them as genuine.
To faces two counts of procuring the execution of two cheques in the amount of $15,899.07 and $19,887.50, by falsely claiming to Canadian Eastern Life Assurance Limited that the amounts had been paid to Tai for medical expenses.
The alleged offences took place between July 1998 and April 2000.
All defendants are on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances on Thursday.