A Field Officer II of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), charged by the ICAC, was today (February 8) sentenced at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts for having used false internal documents in relation to four stray dog cases to mislead the department.

An ICAC spokesperson noted that the Commission learned that a Clerical Assistant of the Operations Department was today (February 8) preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19. The case has yet to be confirmed by the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) and further instructions are awaiting.

A former engineer of a hotel, charged by the ICAC, was today (February 7) sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at the District Court after admitting that he had conspired with a works contractor to accept illegal rebates totalling over $470,000 for engaging and assisting the latter in completing various works projects of the hotel worth about $2.3 million in total.

Seven former employees of two Japanese ramen shops, who were among 11 charged by the ICAC, today (February 7) admitted at the District Court that they had conspired together to steal cash proceeds totalling about $190,000 from cash tills and committed bribery for conniving at the misappropriation.

An ICAC spokesperson noted that the Commission learned that an Assistant Investigator of the Operations Department was yesterday (February 5) preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19. The case has yet to be confirmed by the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) and further instructions are awaiting.

A former manager of an insurance company, charged by the ICAC, was today (January 31) convicted at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts of laundering over $640,000 in crime proceeds in relation to the sale of insurance products.

A former Legislative Councillor, charged by the ICAC, was today (January 26) sentenced to four months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts after being convicted of disclosing the identity of a person under investigation by the Commission.

The ICAC today (January 25) charges three former bank managers and a self-employed financial consultant with multiple offences, including conspiring with four foreign nationals to deceive Japanese investors into investing over JPY400 million (about HK$28.4 million) in a number of companies which claimed to take part in investment projects in Africa by falsely representing that the bank held asset of at least 3.3 billion euros (about HK$25.5 billion) on behalf of those companies; and by using false bank documents. A co-defendant is charged with conspiracy to deal with crime proceeds totalling about HK$55 million.

Two candidates on the same nomination list of the 2020 Legislative Council (LegCo) General Election (the Election) for the New Territories West Geographical Constituency were charged by the ICAC today (January 25) with failing to lodge an election return as required by the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO).

An Acting Senior Executive Officer (SEO) of the Home Affairs Department (HAD), charged by the ICAC, was today (January 24) sentenced at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts for having used “Application for Time-off” forms to mislead the HAD about her visits to a Chinese medicine clinic for consultation and treatment during office hours while in fact she had attended hobby classes on those occasions.