Ex-sales manager in court for fraud over truck alteration works
2018-3-27
A former sales manager of a commercial vehicle distributor appeared in the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (March 27) after being charged by the ICAC with fraud by submitting 69 false “Letters of No Objection” (LNOs) to the Transport Department (TD) for seeking approval for truck alteration works.
Au Chung-sum, 54, former sales manager of International Automobiles Limited (IAL), who was charged last Friday (March 23), faced eight charges of fraud, contrary to Section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Ms Bina Chainrai transferred the case to the District Court for plea on April 17.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant was a sales manager of IAL, an authorised distributor of two commercial vehicle manufacturers. He was responsible for arranging alteration works by reducing or extending the length of chassis of trucks in stock, including making applications to the TD for approval for conducting such alteration works.
The charges alleged that between July 9, 2012 and June 23, 2016, the defendant, by deceit, made 66 and three LNOs purportedly issued by two commercial vehicle manufacturers respectively, each certifying that the manufacturer had no objection to the proposed alteration works to be carried out on the vehicle; and used the LNOs in applications to the TD for approval for altering the vehicle.
It was alleged that with intent to defraud, the defendant induced motor vehicle examiners of the TD to approve the applications, which resulted either in benefit to the defendant or prejudice to the purchasers or owners of the vehicles.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $10,000 and ordered not to contact prosecution witnesses directly or indirectly.
The TD, IAL and the two commercial vehicle manufacturers had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Henry Lam.
Au Chung-sum, 54, former sales manager of International Automobiles Limited (IAL), who was charged last Friday (March 23), faced eight charges of fraud, contrary to Section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Ms Bina Chainrai transferred the case to the District Court for plea on April 17.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant was a sales manager of IAL, an authorised distributor of two commercial vehicle manufacturers. He was responsible for arranging alteration works by reducing or extending the length of chassis of trucks in stock, including making applications to the TD for approval for conducting such alteration works.
The charges alleged that between July 9, 2012 and June 23, 2016, the defendant, by deceit, made 66 and three LNOs purportedly issued by two commercial vehicle manufacturers respectively, each certifying that the manufacturer had no objection to the proposed alteration works to be carried out on the vehicle; and used the LNOs in applications to the TD for approval for altering the vehicle.
It was alleged that with intent to defraud, the defendant induced motor vehicle examiners of the TD to approve the applications, which resulted either in benefit to the defendant or prejudice to the purchasers or owners of the vehicles.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $10,000 and ordered not to contact prosecution witnesses directly or indirectly.
The TD, IAL and the two commercial vehicle manufacturers had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Henry Lam.