Solicitor charged for allegedly pocketing $24,000 legal fee and deception
2014-3-25
A solicitor has been charged by the ICAC with stealing a legal fee of $24,000 belonging to a solicitors’ firm and deceiving $3,000 from a client of the firm.
Tong Yee-chun, 67, a practising solicitor, faces one count of theft and one count of obtaining property by deception.
The defendant will appear in the Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (Wednesday) for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint in relation to the Immigration Department. Subsequent ICAC investigation revealed the above offences.
The defendant was a solicitor and a consultant of the Messrs Raymond Chan, Kenneth Yuen & Co., Solicitors (the firm).
One of the charges alleged that on or about July 3, 2012, the defendant stole $24,000 belonging to the firm, which was the legal fee for a client, who was charged by the Immigration Department for breaching the Immigration Ordinance, to engage the defenda nt’s legal service.
The other charge alleged that the defendant, on or about July 13, 2012, dishonestly obtained from the client $3,000 by deception, namely by falsely representing that the Immigration Department requested $3,000 as court fee.
The Immigration Department has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance tomorrow.
Tong Yee-chun, 67, a practising solicitor, faces one count of theft and one count of obtaining property by deception.
The defendant will appear in the Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (Wednesday) for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint in relation to the Immigration Department. Subsequent ICAC investigation revealed the above offences.
The defendant was a solicitor and a consultant of the Messrs Raymond Chan, Kenneth Yuen & Co., Solicitors (the firm).
One of the charges alleged that on or about July 3, 2012, the defendant stole $24,000 belonging to the firm, which was the legal fee for a client, who was charged by the Immigration Department for breaching the Immigration Ordinance, to engage the defenda nt’s legal service.
The other charge alleged that the defendant, on or about July 13, 2012, dishonestly obtained from the client $3,000 by deception, namely by falsely representing that the Immigration Department requested $3,000 as court fee.
The Immigration Department has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance tomorrow.