Woman in court for fraud over employment with six companies
2017-12-20
A woman appeared in the Eastern Magistracy today (December 20) after being charged by the ICAC with defrauding her six previous employers of employment as insurance agent or membership consultant by using false academic proofs.
Yeung Chung-ting, 40, who was charged on Monday (December 18), faced six charges of fraud, contrary to Section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Ms Bina Chainrai adjourned the case to January 31 next year for mention.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant had been variously employed as membership consultant by an employment agency and as insurance agent by five insurance companies.
According to the regulations of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, all insurance agents employed after January 1, 2000 must have attained at least Form 5 level of education or equivalent.
Five of the charges alleged that between August 12, 2002 and April 11, 2013, the defendant falsely represented to five insurance companies that she had attained Form 5 level of education, and with intent to defraud, induced the five insurance companies to offer employment to her as insurance agent, which resulted in benefit to her or in prejudice to those companies.
The remaining charge alleged that between October 26 and November 2, 2012, the defendant falsely represented to an employment agency that she had been educated at a secondary school and completed a five-year course, and with intent to defraud, induced the employment agency to offer her employment for secondment to a bank to work as membership consultant, which resulted in benefit to her or in prejudice to that employment agency.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $10,000. She was also ordered not to leave Hong Kong, reside at the reported address, inform the ICAC 24 hours prior to any change of address, and not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Eastman Tang.
Yeung Chung-ting, 40, who was charged on Monday (December 18), faced six charges of fraud, contrary to Section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Ms Bina Chainrai adjourned the case to January 31 next year for mention.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant had been variously employed as membership consultant by an employment agency and as insurance agent by five insurance companies.
According to the regulations of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, all insurance agents employed after January 1, 2000 must have attained at least Form 5 level of education or equivalent.
Five of the charges alleged that between August 12, 2002 and April 11, 2013, the defendant falsely represented to five insurance companies that she had attained Form 5 level of education, and with intent to defraud, induced the five insurance companies to offer employment to her as insurance agent, which resulted in benefit to her or in prejudice to those companies.
The remaining charge alleged that between October 26 and November 2, 2012, the defendant falsely represented to an employment agency that she had been educated at a secondary school and completed a five-year course, and with intent to defraud, induced the employment agency to offer her employment for secondment to a bank to work as membership consultant, which resulted in benefit to her or in prejudice to that employment agency.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $10,000. She was also ordered not to leave Hong Kong, reside at the reported address, inform the ICAC 24 hours prior to any change of address, and not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Eastman Tang.