The ICAC has neutralized a syndicate allegedly having staged a number of labour injuries and traffic accidents respectively in Hong Kong and the Mainland to swindle insurance claims, amounting to about $18 million, with suspected corrupt assistance from e mployees of insurance companies.

A school administrative staff, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) jailed for eight months at Eastern Magistracy for accepting a $100,000 loan from a cleaning contractor for renewing service contracts of the school for longer terms without consent of the school.

Four persons, including a solicitor and a barrister, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) sentenced at the District Court for their respective roles in a plot over a protected witness.

Two former staff of a pest control company contracted by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), charged by the ICAC, were today (Thursday) each jailed for 15 months at District Court for defrauding the Government over the wages paid to work ers.

A school administrative staff, charged by the ICAC, today (Thursday) admitted having accepted a $100,000 loan from a cleaning contractor for renewing service contracts of the school for longer terms without consent of the school.

The Chairman and a former member of the North District Council (NDC), charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) sentenced at Fanling Magistracy for making false claims for reimbursements for rental expenses in relation to their ward offices, totalling over $129,000 and $30,000 respectively, from the Government.

Three persons, including a solicitor, charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) convicted at the District Court of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice in relation to a corruption investigation, while a barrister charged in the same case was found guilty of attempting to disclose information about the identity of a protected witness.

A solicitor and two other persons, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) convicted at the District Court of their roles in a fraudulent scheme to swindle $5.93 million with bogus standby Letters of Credit (L/Cs).

The ICAC has today (Thursday) charged the Chairman of the Tai Po District Council and his brother for their alleged roles in a $1.18 million fraud in relation to the lease of a piece of government land for operating garage business.

A former chairman of an Incorporated Owners (IO) of a residential building, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sentenced to seven months' imprisonment at Kowloon City Magistracy for taking bribes totalling $75,000 for awarding a cleaning contract of the building.