Ex-councillor assistant in court over $350,000 salary fraud
2018-4-6
A former part-time assistant to a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council (DC) appeared in the Kowloon City Magistracy today (April 6) after being charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to defraud the Home Affairs Department (HAD) of reimbursement of salary payments totalling $350,000.
Galen Leung Wai-lun, 40, who was charged on Wednesday (April 4), faced one count of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Ms Woo Huey-fang adjourned the case to May 7 for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offence.
At the material time, the defendant was employed by a member of the Wong Tai Sin DC as his part-time assistant to assist in organising community activities.
The charge alleged that between January 1, 2011 and August 31, 2016, the defendant conspired with the member of the Wong Tai Sin DC to defraud officers of the HAD by dishonestly:
(i) falsely representing that he received from the member of the Wong Tai Sin DC a monthly salary ranging from $3,500 to $7,000 between January 2011 and August 2016;
(ii) submitting to the HAD by the member of the Wong Tai Sin DC Operating Expenses Reimbursement applications and receipts of salary payments as acknowledgment by him of the monthly salary ranging from $3,500 to $7,000 he received from the member of the Wong Tai Sin DC; and
(iii) causing and inducing the officers of the HAD to pay a total sum of $350,000 into a bank account held by the member of the Wong Tai Sin DC with a bank in Hong Kong.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $5,000. He was also ordered to reside at his reported address, report to the Police once a week, and not to contact any prosecution witnesses.
The HAD had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Alpha Chu.
Galen Leung Wai-lun, 40, who was charged on Wednesday (April 4), faced one count of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Ms Woo Huey-fang adjourned the case to May 7 for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offence.
At the material time, the defendant was employed by a member of the Wong Tai Sin DC as his part-time assistant to assist in organising community activities.
The charge alleged that between January 1, 2011 and August 31, 2016, the defendant conspired with the member of the Wong Tai Sin DC to defraud officers of the HAD by dishonestly:
(i) falsely representing that he received from the member of the Wong Tai Sin DC a monthly salary ranging from $3,500 to $7,000 between January 2011 and August 2016;
(ii) submitting to the HAD by the member of the Wong Tai Sin DC Operating Expenses Reimbursement applications and receipts of salary payments as acknowledgment by him of the monthly salary ranging from $3,500 to $7,000 he received from the member of the Wong Tai Sin DC; and
(iii) causing and inducing the officers of the HAD to pay a total sum of $350,000 into a bank account held by the member of the Wong Tai Sin DC with a bank in Hong Kong.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $5,000. He was also ordered to reside at his reported address, report to the Police once a week, and not to contact any prosecution witnesses.
The HAD had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Alpha Chu.