An illegal bookmaker netted by the ICAC in an anti-corruption operation resulting in the crack down of an illegal booking syndicate was today (July 5) charged by the Commission with bookmaking involving bets placed on horse racing totalling up to $38.5 million.

Eleven former laboratory staff of a consulting firm of the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD), charged by the ICAC, were today (July 2) ordered by the Court of Appeal (CA) to serve up to two years in jail for producing false records on concrete compression tests for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Project after a review of their sentences.

A defeated candidate of the 2019 District Council (DC) Election, charged by the ICAC, was today (Jul 2) sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts for failing to lodge an election return as required by the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO).

The ICAC today (June 30) charged a Police Sergeant with accepting a bribe of $500,000 in relation to information reported to the Police regarding a debt collection matter involving a triad society.

A director of a charter flight service provider and a former manager of another charter flight service provider, charged by the ICAC, were today (June 30) sentenced to jail terms up to 30 months at the District Court for conspiracy to accept advantages totalling about HK$630,000 over jet flight orders.

A former treasurer of the incorporated owners of a private residential building in Sham Shui Po, charged by the ICAC, was sentenced at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts today (June 29) after admitting that he had deceived the incorporated owners into paying service fees for almost 14 years totalling about $165,000 by falsely representing that a part-time clerk was employed.

A Police Constable, who engaged in volunteer work with a District Council (DC) member, was charged by the ICAC today (June 28) with soliciting monetary rewards from three persons who sought assistance from the DC member concerning a tenancy dispute.

A former security supervisor of a public housing estate and her daughter, charged by the ICAC, today (June 24) admitted at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts that they had conspired to defraud a property management company of salary payments totalling about $37,000 by falsely representing that the daughter had worked as a security guard at the estate.

The ICAC today (June 22) charged two former employees of a Chinese restaurant with fraud for allegedly settling bills of various customers with a credit card of one of the duo to gain credit card benefits, and stealing cash from the restaurant by falsely claiming that discounts were given to customers.

A driver and a registered Chinese medicine practitioner were charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to defraud three companies into paying the driver work injury compensations totalling about $47,000 with false medical certificates issued by the registered Chinese medicine practitioner.