A former merchandising manager of a trading company was charged by the ICAC yesterday (May 28) with fraud and forgery over gift purchase orders worth totalling over $600,000.

A director and a clerk of a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) were charged by the ICAC yesterday (May 27) for their alleged roles in defrauding seven banks of 99 loans totalling over $124 million and banking facilities totalling $34.5 million, as well as deceiving a government department and a public body into acting as guarantors for loans and facilities totalling $8.4 million granted by the banks.

A merchant, who was involved in a monetary dispute with another man, was charged by the ICAC yesterday (May 27) for criminally intimidating the latter, who was a prosecution witness in an ICAC case.

A former Assistant Officer I of the Correctional Services Department (CSD), charged by the ICAC, was today (May 27) convicted at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts of soliciting and accepting roast poultry from the mother of an inmate during visitations around Lunar New Year.

A former manager of an art finance service provider and an employee of a renovation contractor have been charged by the ICAC today (May 27) with conspiracy to defraud over reinstatement works worth $350,000.

A former and two serving property agents have been charged by the ICAC today (May 27) with conspiracy to defraud a property agency of a commission of $5,400 by falsely representing the involvement of one of the trio in the leasing transaction of a residential property.

A former manager of a printing service company has been charged by the ICAC today (May 26) with defrauding the company of a smartphone worth over $7,800 by falsely representing that the smartphone was provided to a client in its service package.

A former area manager of an athletic products company has been charged by the ICAC today (May 26) with stealing over $5,000 from the company by falsely inputting discount codes into its computerised cashier system.

A former tutor of a tutorial school and two then Oral Examiners of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), charged by the ICAC, were today (May 25) sentenced to jail terms up to 14 months at the Tuen Mun Magistrates’ Courts for misconduct in public office (MIPO) by disclosing confidential information of two Chinese Language Examinations of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE).

A former general manager and a designer of a garment trading company have been charged by the ICAC today (May 25) with defrauding the company of referral bonuses totalling $13,000 in referring two candidates to the company for employment.