A teacher of a secondary school has been charged today (Wednesday) by the ICAC for allegedly pocketing discounts totalling over $13,400 offered by a textbook distributor for the purchase of textbooks for students.

The ICAC has charged a disc jockey of the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) for alleged fraud in relation to script-writing and research services payments.

ICAC Commissioner Mr Timothy Tong Hin-ming today (Tuesday) met a group of merchants representing the gemstone trade to introduce ICAC's latest anti-corruption work.

Seven persons, charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) sentenced to various jail terms up to five and a half years at the District Court for their roles in making fraudulent insurance claims totalling over $23 million by inflicting eye injuries.

The former chairman and two former senior executives of delisted Fu Cheong International Holdings Limited (Fu Cheong), charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) sentenced to jail terms ranging from six years and nine months to nine and a half years at the Court of First Instance for conspiracy to defraud in relation to the listing of Fu Cheong, false information contained in Fu cheong's annual report, and fraudulent applications for Letters of Credit (L/Cs) facilities.

A new TV drama series " ICAC Investigators 2007 " based on real corruption cases will hit the screen next month.

The ICAC has charged 10 former staff of a cleaning contractor of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) for allegedly conspiring to defraud the Department in relation to wages paid to cleaning workers and the subcontracting of FEHD rodent an d pest control contracts in 10 districts.

A jury of the Court of First Instance today (Thursday) returned a guilty verdict for a former chairman and a former financial controller of the public listed Fu Cheong International Holdings Limited (Fu Cheong), charged by the ICAC with various offences o f conspiracy to defraud.

The former chairman of a listed company formerly known as Semtech International Holdings Limited (Semtech) was today (Wednesday) sentenced to 39 months' imprisonment in his absence at the District Court for corruption offences in relation to share placeme nts of Semtech.

The ICAC today (Tuesday) charged four taxi drivers for alleged perversion in arranging for other people to stand in for them to face police prosecution for speeding and other traffic offences.