Ex-insurance agents arrested and charged with bribery
2013-4-2
The ICAC has arrested and charged two former insurance agents of an insurance company for their alleged roles in accepting over $563,000 in bribes and conspiracy to use bogus insurance policies to deceive commissions totalling over $135,000 from the company.
The defendants, who were arrested and charged last Thursday (March 28), are Wong Yin-ping, 47, and Tang Wing-kwong, 53, respectively senior unit manager and insurance agent formerly employed by Dah Sing Insurance Services Limited (Dah Sing Insurance).
Wong faces three counts of agent conspiring to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Wong and Tang have been charged with one count of agents conspiring to use documents with intent to deceive their principal, contrary to Section 9(3) of the POBO and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance, while Wong alone faces six similar charges.
Tang further faces one count of agent using documents with intent to deceive his principal, contrary to Section 9(3) of the POBO.
The defendants will appear in the Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (April 3) for plea.
At the material time, Wong was employed by Dah Sing Insurance as senior unit manager. She was the direct supervisor of Tang and three other insurance agents (the trio).
Three of the charges allege that Wong conspired together with the trio for Wong to accept a total of over $563,000 from the trio as rewards for giving them insurance policy applications which were not actually secured by them.
Another charge alleges Wong and Tang of having conspired with one of the trio to use three bogus insurance policy application forms, with intent to deceive their principal.
Six other charges allege that Wong conspired with Tang, the trio and another insurance agent to submit 38 other bogus insurance policy applications for the same purpose.
The remaining charge alleges Tang of having used two other bogus insurance policy applications for the same purpose.
As a result, Dah Sing Insurance issued commissions of over $92,000 and over $43,000 to Wong and Tang respectively.
The above alleged offences took place between July 2008 and October 2009.
Dah Sing Insurance rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
Wong and Tang have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.
The defendants, who were arrested and charged last Thursday (March 28), are Wong Yin-ping, 47, and Tang Wing-kwong, 53, respectively senior unit manager and insurance agent formerly employed by Dah Sing Insurance Services Limited (Dah Sing Insurance).
Wong faces three counts of agent conspiring to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Wong and Tang have been charged with one count of agents conspiring to use documents with intent to deceive their principal, contrary to Section 9(3) of the POBO and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance, while Wong alone faces six similar charges.
Tang further faces one count of agent using documents with intent to deceive his principal, contrary to Section 9(3) of the POBO.
The defendants will appear in the Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (April 3) for plea.
At the material time, Wong was employed by Dah Sing Insurance as senior unit manager. She was the direct supervisor of Tang and three other insurance agents (the trio).
Three of the charges allege that Wong conspired together with the trio for Wong to accept a total of over $563,000 from the trio as rewards for giving them insurance policy applications which were not actually secured by them.
Another charge alleges Wong and Tang of having conspired with one of the trio to use three bogus insurance policy application forms, with intent to deceive their principal.
Six other charges allege that Wong conspired with Tang, the trio and another insurance agent to submit 38 other bogus insurance policy applications for the same purpose.
The remaining charge alleges Tang of having used two other bogus insurance policy applications for the same purpose.
As a result, Dah Sing Insurance issued commissions of over $92,000 and over $43,000 to Wong and Tang respectively.
The above alleged offences took place between July 2008 and October 2009.
Dah Sing Insurance rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
Wong and Tang have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.