A former member of the North District Council (NDC) and his wife were today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC for fraud in relation to false claims of councillor assistants’ salaries over $730,000 over a period of five years.

Three persons, charged by the ICAC, were today (Tuesday) sentenced at the District Court for conspiracy to defraud in relation to certificates of origin (COs) for exporting garments.

The ICAC and the Guangdong Provincial People’s Procuratorate (GDPP) will expand and deepen mutual cooperation in terms of operational assistance as well as corruption prevention in the face of the global financial crisis.

A former sales manager of an information technology (IT) service provider was today (Thursday) charged by the ICAC with accepting over $1.2 million in bribes for placing purchase orders with two subcontractors.

About 150 young people yesterday (Saturday) participated in an ICAC’s interactive drama to explore the evils of corruption and integrity issues encountered in their daily life.

A former supervisor of an air freight company and two proprietors of two logistics companies were today (Friday) charged by the ICAC for alleged bribery in relation to the awarding of transportation orders.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) urges small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to stay away from corruption despite financial pressure under the current economic downturn.

A former purchasing manager of a toys company has been charged by the ICAC for allegedly accepting $730,000 in illegal rebates from suppliers and misappropriating company funds totalling $486,000.

An art manager of a contractor, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced at Tsuen Wan Magistracy for deceiving a total of over $52,000 in wages from three painters at the Noah’s Ark project.

A former sales manager of a moulding machine manufacturer and a marketing manager of a trading company were today (Monday) charged by the ICAC with accepting and offering over $246,000 in illegal rebates respectively in relation to the sale of plastic inj ection moulding machines.