Taiwanese merchant jailed for deceiving $200,000 by pretext of graft
2006-10-20
A Taiwanese merchant was today (Friday) sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at the District Court for deceiving a total of $200,000 from a Mainlander on the pretext of using the monies to bribe law enforcement officers for releasing him from legal custod y.
Hsu Jung-kuang, 52, today pleaded guilty to five counts of procuring the making of an entry in a record of a bank by deception.
In sentencing, Deputy Judge Ada Yim reprimanded the defendant for committing the serious offences by abusing his friendship with the Mainlander.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the deception offences.
The court heard that Hsu resided with his wife and two daughters in Guangzhou where he used to operate metallic product factories.
Hsu came to know a woman in the Mainland about six years ago. Since then, they became good friends.
In April this year, Hsu called the woman, falsely representing to her that he had been arrested and detained at the Hong Kong International Airport, and was in need of the monies for giving to some law enforcement officers in return for their assistance i n releasing him from legal custody.
ICAC enquiries revealed that Hsu could travel in and out of Hong Kong and was not detained at the airport.
The court heard that between April 22 and May 19, 2006, the woman deposited five sums totalling $200,000 into the bank account of Hsu in Hong Kong.
Hsu withdrew the monies from his bank account in Hong Kong after the woman had made the deposits, the court was told.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Government Counsel Jonathan Man, assisted by ICAC officer Kate Cheuk.
Hsu Jung-kuang, 52, today pleaded guilty to five counts of procuring the making of an entry in a record of a bank by deception.
In sentencing, Deputy Judge Ada Yim reprimanded the defendant for committing the serious offences by abusing his friendship with the Mainlander.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the deception offences.
The court heard that Hsu resided with his wife and two daughters in Guangzhou where he used to operate metallic product factories.
Hsu came to know a woman in the Mainland about six years ago. Since then, they became good friends.
In April this year, Hsu called the woman, falsely representing to her that he had been arrested and detained at the Hong Kong International Airport, and was in need of the monies for giving to some law enforcement officers in return for their assistance i n releasing him from legal custody.
ICAC enquiries revealed that Hsu could travel in and out of Hong Kong and was not detained at the airport.
The court heard that between April 22 and May 19, 2006, the woman deposited five sums totalling $200,000 into the bank account of Hsu in Hong Kong.
Hsu withdrew the monies from his bank account in Hong Kong after the woman had made the deposits, the court was told.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Government Counsel Jonathan Man, assisted by ICAC officer Kate Cheuk.