A former employee of a supermarket chain, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sentenced to five years’ imprisonment at the District Court for his role in a $9 million fraud scam in relation to the purchase of food expiry labels.

A former insurance agent, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistracy for conspiracy to offer over $684,000 in bribes to his supervisor for procuring bogus insurance policies from the latter.

A former senior executive of a securities firm, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistracy for doing a series of acts intended to pervert the course of public justice in influencing a prosecution witness due to give evidence in a District Court trial involving an ICAC case.

An auxiliary police constable and five other persons, charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) sentenced to jail terms of up to 36 months at the District Court for their involvement in operating vice establishments.

A former Chief Secretary for Administration, who was earlier charged by the ICAC with bribery and misconduct offences involving payments and unsecured loans, was today (Friday) laid with an additional misconduct charge when he appeared at Eastern Magistracy.

A consultant of a consultancy company and two solicitors appeared at Eastern Magistracy today (Monday) after being charged by the ICAC for alleged champerty in civil actions for compensation claims totalling over $7 million in relation to traffic and occupational accidents.

Over 200 anti-corruption experts, scholars, professionals and government officials from Hong Kong and the Mainland today (Thursday) exchanged experience and strategies in combating corruption at an ICAC seminar.

A former secretary of the Incorporated Owners (IO) of a residential cum commercial building in Fanling has been arrested and charged by the ICAC for allegedly attempting to mislead its officer by providing false information in a corruption investigation.

Two directors of an optometric company, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) each jailed for two years at the District Court for making overclaims of about $1.7 million in salary payments from the Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union (HKPTU).

Four registered electors of the 2011 Village Representative (VR) Election have been arrested and charged by the ICAC today (Tuesday) for allegedly committing voting offences in the VR Election for Nga Yiu Village in Ta Kwu Ling.