A housewife, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) sentenced to two years and nine months’ imprisonment at the District Court after admitting that she had defrauded a licensed money lender of a property loan of $3.8 million by falsely representing that she was the lawful attorney of her husband.

An Instructor of the Correctional Services Department (CSD) and six other persons have been charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to defraud the CSD in relation to bogus prison visits, while the Instructor also faces alternative charges of misconduct in public office.

A former deputy manager of a mahjong school has been charged by the ICAC today (Tuesday) with accepting a total of around $75,000 as bribes for exchanging and/or assisting in the exchange of mahjong tiles.

Former Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, who was earlier charged by the ICAC with two counts of misconduct in public office (MIPO), was today (Tuesday) charged with an additional bribery offence when he appeared at the Court of First Instance.

A former bar bender of an engineering company appeared in the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (Friday) after being charged by the ICAC with soliciting $60,000 and accepting $45,000 as bribes from another bar bender and defrauding three others of $34,700 in relation to their employment at a construction site of the Housing Department (HD).

In response to media enquiries, an ICAC spokesperson today (Thursday) confirmed that six persons, including five professional football players, were arrested for alleged bribery in fixing the results of football matches involving a local football club.

A former proprietor of an engineering company, who was charged by the ICAC, was today (Thursday) sentenced to 35 months’ imprisonment at the District Court for having conspired with others to offer about $45 million in bribes to secure consultancy and renovation contracts of two residential estates in Shatin through tender rigging exercises.

A director of a trading company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at the Kowloon City Magistracy after he admitted having offered a bottle of perfume worth $1,350 as a bribe to an employee of a bank for assisting him in opening an account for his company.

Thirteen newly elected Legislative Council (Legco) members today (Friday) visited the ICAC Headquarters to learn first-hand the Commission’s latest initiatives and exchange views on Hong Kong’s anti-corruption work.

A director of a trading company has been charged by the ICAC today (Friday) with offering a bottle of perfume worth $1,350 as a bribe to an employee of a bank for assisting him in opening an account for his company.