Duo charged after ICAC corruption probe reveals work injury compensation fraud
2021-6-21
A driver and a registered Chinese medicine practitioner were charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to defraud three companies into paying the driver work injury compensations totalling about $47,000 with false medical certificates issued by the registered Chinese medicine practitioner.
The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Upon legal advice sought from the Department of Justice, Tsang Fan-kit, 27, driver, and Tse Fook-cheong, 66, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, were jointly charged last Friday (June 18) with three counts of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law.
Tsang further faces five counts of fraud, contrary to Section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance, for allegedly deceiving two of the aforesaid companies into releasing work injury compensations totalling about $49,000 to him, and submitting false information when seeking employment.
The defendants will appear in the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (June 22) for plea.
The alleged offences took place between February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2018.
During the abovementioned period, Tsang was separately employed as driver by TNT Express Worldwide (HK) Limited (TNT), The Garden Company Limited (Garden) and Hong Kong Television Networks Limited (HKTV). Tse, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, was the operator of a Chinese medical clinic—Hong Tak Tong.
Three of the charges allege that Tsang and Tse conspired together to defraud TNT, Garden and HKTV separately by dishonestly falsely representing to the three companies that Tsang had sought medical consultations from Tse on 13 occasions, thereby inducing those companies to make payments for work injury compensations to Tsang.
Two other charges allege that Tsang falsely represented to Garden and HKTV separately that he was suffering from back pain, and with intent to defraud, induced the two companies to pay work injury compensations to him, which resulted in benefit to him or in prejudice to those companies.
It is alleged that Tsang had induced the three aforesaid companies to approve and release work injury compensations totalling about $96,000 to him.
Another three charges allege that Tsang made false representation on the employment application forms of TNT, Garden and HKTV separately, and with intent to defraud, induced the three companies to offer employment to him, which resulted in benefit to him or in prejudice to those companies.
TNT, Garden and HKTV have rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
Tsang and Tse have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.
The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Upon legal advice sought from the Department of Justice, Tsang Fan-kit, 27, driver, and Tse Fook-cheong, 66, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, were jointly charged last Friday (June 18) with three counts of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law.
Tsang further faces five counts of fraud, contrary to Section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance, for allegedly deceiving two of the aforesaid companies into releasing work injury compensations totalling about $49,000 to him, and submitting false information when seeking employment.
The defendants will appear in the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (June 22) for plea.
The alleged offences took place between February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2018.
During the abovementioned period, Tsang was separately employed as driver by TNT Express Worldwide (HK) Limited (TNT), The Garden Company Limited (Garden) and Hong Kong Television Networks Limited (HKTV). Tse, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, was the operator of a Chinese medical clinic—Hong Tak Tong.
Three of the charges allege that Tsang and Tse conspired together to defraud TNT, Garden and HKTV separately by dishonestly falsely representing to the three companies that Tsang had sought medical consultations from Tse on 13 occasions, thereby inducing those companies to make payments for work injury compensations to Tsang.
Two other charges allege that Tsang falsely represented to Garden and HKTV separately that he was suffering from back pain, and with intent to defraud, induced the two companies to pay work injury compensations to him, which resulted in benefit to him or in prejudice to those companies.
It is alleged that Tsang had induced the three aforesaid companies to approve and release work injury compensations totalling about $96,000 to him.
Another three charges allege that Tsang made false representation on the employment application forms of TNT, Garden and HKTV separately, and with intent to defraud, induced the three companies to offer employment to him, which resulted in benefit to him or in prejudice to those companies.
TNT, Garden and HKTV have rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
Tsang and Tse have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.