Ex-telecommunication company manager charged for alleged unauthorised checks on customers' data for debt collectors
2006-7-3
A former assistant corporate account manager of a telecommunication company has today (Monday) been charged by the ICAC for allegedly conducting unauthorised checks on customers' information for debt collectors.
Chan Siu-man, 30, formerly employed by Sunday Communications Limited (Sunday), will appear in Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am on Wednesday (July 5) on six counts of conspiracy to access to a computer with criminal or dishonest intent.
The defendant was arrested during a corruption inquiry early this year.
Four of the charges allege that between January 2004 and December 2005, the defendant had conspired with other persons to obtain access to a computer operated by Sunday with a view to dishonest gain for a number of persons.
The remaining two charges allege the defendant of conspiring with other persons to obtain access to computers operated by two other telephone companies between November 2004 and January 2006 with a view to dishonest gain for the defendant.
ICAC enquiries revealed that on various occasions during the above periods, the defendant had allegedly conducted unauthorised checks on customers' data for debt collectors to facilitate their debt collecting business, or for a businessman to locate his c lients.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance on Wednesday.
Chan Siu-man, 30, formerly employed by Sunday Communications Limited (Sunday), will appear in Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am on Wednesday (July 5) on six counts of conspiracy to access to a computer with criminal or dishonest intent.
The defendant was arrested during a corruption inquiry early this year.
Four of the charges allege that between January 2004 and December 2005, the defendant had conspired with other persons to obtain access to a computer operated by Sunday with a view to dishonest gain for a number of persons.
The remaining two charges allege the defendant of conspiring with other persons to obtain access to computers operated by two other telephone companies between November 2004 and January 2006 with a view to dishonest gain for the defendant.
ICAC enquiries revealed that on various occasions during the above periods, the defendant had allegedly conducted unauthorised checks on customers' data for debt collectors to facilitate their debt collecting business, or for a businessman to locate his c lients.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance on Wednesday.