Ex-security guards charged with $180,000 fraud over false attendance
2020-7-2
Two former security guards were charged by the ICAC in separate cases for defrauding a security services company of wages totalling about $180,000 by falsifying their attendance records.
The defendants charged on Tuesday (June 30) are Hui Yiu-chung, 57; and Chu Cheung-sang, 65, both former security guards of Joyway Management (HK) Limited (Joyway). Hui faces one count of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law, while Chu faces one count of fraud, contrary to Section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendants will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (July 3) for plea in separate cases.
The cases arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, Joyway provided security services for two vacant government sites in Tsing Yi and Ma Wan. Security guards deployed to the two sites were required to sign on the attendance books placed there to record the time they reported on and off duty.
In the first case, Hui was a security guard of Joyway deployed to work at the Tsing Yi site.
The charge alleges that between May 1, 2018 and October 31, 2019, Hui conspired together with another security guard to defraud Joyway by dishonestly falsely representing to the company that Hui had been on duty at the Tsing Yi site during the period as shown on his attendance records, thereby inducing Joyway to pay him salary calculated based on his attendance records.
It is alleged that Joyway was induced to pay Hui wages totalling over $160,000.
In the second case, Chu was a security guard of Joyway deployed to work at both the Tsing Yi and Ma Wan sites.
The charge alleges that between May 2, 2018 and October 31, 2019, Chu falsely represented to Joyway that he had been on duty at the assigned venue during the period as shown on his attendance records, and with intent to defraud, induced Joyway to pay him salary calculated based on his attendance records, which resulted in benefit to him or in prejudice to Joyway.
It is alleged that Joyway was induced to pay an extra amount of about $16,000 to Chu as wages.
Joyway has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.
The defendants charged on Tuesday (June 30) are Hui Yiu-chung, 57; and Chu Cheung-sang, 65, both former security guards of Joyway Management (HK) Limited (Joyway). Hui faces one count of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law, while Chu faces one count of fraud, contrary to Section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendants will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (July 3) for plea in separate cases.
The cases arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, Joyway provided security services for two vacant government sites in Tsing Yi and Ma Wan. Security guards deployed to the two sites were required to sign on the attendance books placed there to record the time they reported on and off duty.
In the first case, Hui was a security guard of Joyway deployed to work at the Tsing Yi site.
The charge alleges that between May 1, 2018 and October 31, 2019, Hui conspired together with another security guard to defraud Joyway by dishonestly falsely representing to the company that Hui had been on duty at the Tsing Yi site during the period as shown on his attendance records, thereby inducing Joyway to pay him salary calculated based on his attendance records.
It is alleged that Joyway was induced to pay Hui wages totalling over $160,000.
In the second case, Chu was a security guard of Joyway deployed to work at both the Tsing Yi and Ma Wan sites.
The charge alleges that between May 2, 2018 and October 31, 2019, Chu falsely represented to Joyway that he had been on duty at the assigned venue during the period as shown on his attendance records, and with intent to defraud, induced Joyway to pay him salary calculated based on his attendance records, which resulted in benefit to him or in prejudice to Joyway.
It is alleged that Joyway was induced to pay an extra amount of about $16,000 to Chu as wages.
Joyway has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.