Ex-sales clerk in court for $720,000 purchase orders fraud
2017-1-20
A former sales clerk of a packaging and labour protective materials supplier appeared in the Eastern Magistracy today (January 20) after being charged by the ICAC with defrauding six local food manufacturers of purchase orders worth about $720,000 and using false purchase orders.
Sin Ngai-king, 33, former sales clerk of Ming Fu Hong (MFH), who was charged on Tuesday (January 17), faced six counts of fraud, contrary to Section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendant also faced two counts of using a false instrument, contrary to Section 73 of the Crimes Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Ms Bina Chainrai transferred the case to the District Court for plea on February 9 this year.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant was employed by MFH, a supplier of packaging and labour protective materials. He was tasked to liaise with six local food manufacturers and process their purchase orders.
Team Best Trading Limited (TBT) was a motor oil trading company owned and operated by the defendant’s family.
Six of the charges alleged that between October 2011 and January 2013, the defendant falsely represented to the six local food manufacturers that MFH was renamed as TBT, and with intent to defraud, induced them to place orders with TBT, resulting in benefit to TBT or in prejudice to MFH.
As a result of the alleged false representations, the defendant defrauded MFH of purchase orders worth about $720,000 in total.
The remaining two charges alleged that the defendant used two false purchase orders on September 5 and October 9, 2014 respectively, which worth about $30,000 in total and purported to have been issued by MFH, with the intention of inducing a staff member of a plastic bag supplier of MFH to accept them as genuine.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $50,000. He was also ordered to reside at his reported address, inform the ICAC 24 hours prior to any change of address, and not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
MFH had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Keith Chu.
Sin Ngai-king, 33, former sales clerk of Ming Fu Hong (MFH), who was charged on Tuesday (January 17), faced six counts of fraud, contrary to Section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendant also faced two counts of using a false instrument, contrary to Section 73 of the Crimes Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Ms Bina Chainrai transferred the case to the District Court for plea on February 9 this year.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant was employed by MFH, a supplier of packaging and labour protective materials. He was tasked to liaise with six local food manufacturers and process their purchase orders.
Team Best Trading Limited (TBT) was a motor oil trading company owned and operated by the defendant’s family.
Six of the charges alleged that between October 2011 and January 2013, the defendant falsely represented to the six local food manufacturers that MFH was renamed as TBT, and with intent to defraud, induced them to place orders with TBT, resulting in benefit to TBT or in prejudice to MFH.
As a result of the alleged false representations, the defendant defrauded MFH of purchase orders worth about $720,000 in total.
The remaining two charges alleged that the defendant used two false purchase orders on September 5 and October 9, 2014 respectively, which worth about $30,000 in total and purported to have been issued by MFH, with the intention of inducing a staff member of a plastic bag supplier of MFH to accept them as genuine.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $50,000. He was also ordered to reside at his reported address, inform the ICAC 24 hours prior to any change of address, and not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
MFH had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Keith Chu.