Ex-staff of department store charged for alleged bribery and fraud over computer purchase
2006-4-6
Two former staff of a department store have been charged by the ICAC for alleged bribery and fraud in relation to the purchase of computer and related equipment.
Chan Ka-chuen, 42, former manager of Sincere Company Limited (Sincere), and Shaw Yuk-wing, 31, former analyst programmer of Sincere, will appear in Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (Friday) on a total of six bribery and fraud charges.
The defendants were arrested by the ICAC during a corruption inquiry in October last year.
Two of the bribery charges allege that Chan had accepted commissions from Shaw as a reward for causing Sincere to purchase computer hardware, software and accessories from two suppliers, and not disclosing to Sincere that Shaw had an interest in them.
Two other bribery counts allege Shaw of offering a total of over $150,000 to Chan for the same reason.
Chan and Shaw are also jointly charged with two counts of fraud, alleging that they, by deceit, had failed to disclose to Sincere that Shaw had an interest in the two suppliers, and with intent to defraud, induced Sincere to purchase computer hardware, so ftware and accessories from them.
The above alleged offences took place between June 2004 and October 2005.
The two defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances tomorrow.
Chan Ka-chuen, 42, former manager of Sincere Company Limited (Sincere), and Shaw Yuk-wing, 31, former analyst programmer of Sincere, will appear in Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (Friday) on a total of six bribery and fraud charges.
The defendants were arrested by the ICAC during a corruption inquiry in October last year.
Two of the bribery charges allege that Chan had accepted commissions from Shaw as a reward for causing Sincere to purchase computer hardware, software and accessories from two suppliers, and not disclosing to Sincere that Shaw had an interest in them.
Two other bribery counts allege Shaw of offering a total of over $150,000 to Chan for the same reason.
Chan and Shaw are also jointly charged with two counts of fraud, alleging that they, by deceit, had failed to disclose to Sincere that Shaw had an interest in the two suppliers, and with intent to defraud, induced Sincere to purchase computer hardware, so ftware and accessories from them.
The above alleged offences took place between June 2004 and October 2005.
The two defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances tomorrow.