Ex-technician jailed for bribery and fraud over purchase orders for lighting equipment
2019-2-15
A former technician of a property management company, charged by the ICAC, was today (February 15) sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment at the Tuen Mun Magistracy for conspiracy to accept illegal rebates totalling $43,000 for causing the company to place purchase orders for lighting equipment with a supplier, and defraud the company of over $170,000 worth of purchase orders.
Danny Ma Chor-fai, 49, former technician of Kai Shing Management Services Limited (KSM), was earlier found guilty of one count of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. He also pleaded guilty to another count of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law.
In sentencing, Magistrate Jacky Ip Kai-leung said the offences committed by Ma were serious in nature and constituted a breach of trust, thus warranting an immediate custodial sentence. The magistrate also ordered Ma to pay $43,000 as restitution to KSM.
The court heard that at the material time, Ma was employed by KSM as technician to maintain facilities and procure work materials, including lighting equipment, for a private residential estate in Sham Tseng, Tsuen Wan.
In 2013, Ma came to know Kam Yuen-hung, who was a director of Hong Kong LED Lighting Limited (HKLL), a supplier of lighting equipment. Ma also started to place orders with HKLL for purchasing lighting equipment for Phase Two of the private residential estate.
Between an unknown day in late 2014 and January 29, 2016, upon Ma’s solicitations, Kam offered him rebates of $4,000 to $20,000, totalling $43,000, on five separate occasions as rewards for causing KSM to place orders with HKLL. Ma accepted the $43,000 as rebates from Kam for the same purpose.
The court heard that between May 23, 2013 and September 21, 2015, Ma conspired together with two other employees of KSM to defraud the company by dishonestly submitting a total of 68 false quotations purportedly provided by two lighting equipment companies to KSM, and falsely representing that the two lighting equipment companies had provided the quotations.
As a result, KSM placed 68 orders with HKLL for purchasing lighting equipment in a total sum of over $170,000.
Kam, 46, who was also charged by the ICAC for his role in the case, earlier pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to offer advantages to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the POBO and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. He will be sentenced at the Tuen Mun Magistracy next Friday (February 22).
KSM had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Stephen Ma, assisted by ICAC officer Karmen Cheung.
Danny Ma Chor-fai, 49, former technician of Kai Shing Management Services Limited (KSM), was earlier found guilty of one count of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. He also pleaded guilty to another count of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law.
In sentencing, Magistrate Jacky Ip Kai-leung said the offences committed by Ma were serious in nature and constituted a breach of trust, thus warranting an immediate custodial sentence. The magistrate also ordered Ma to pay $43,000 as restitution to KSM.
The court heard that at the material time, Ma was employed by KSM as technician to maintain facilities and procure work materials, including lighting equipment, for a private residential estate in Sham Tseng, Tsuen Wan.
In 2013, Ma came to know Kam Yuen-hung, who was a director of Hong Kong LED Lighting Limited (HKLL), a supplier of lighting equipment. Ma also started to place orders with HKLL for purchasing lighting equipment for Phase Two of the private residential estate.
Between an unknown day in late 2014 and January 29, 2016, upon Ma’s solicitations, Kam offered him rebates of $4,000 to $20,000, totalling $43,000, on five separate occasions as rewards for causing KSM to place orders with HKLL. Ma accepted the $43,000 as rebates from Kam for the same purpose.
The court heard that between May 23, 2013 and September 21, 2015, Ma conspired together with two other employees of KSM to defraud the company by dishonestly submitting a total of 68 false quotations purportedly provided by two lighting equipment companies to KSM, and falsely representing that the two lighting equipment companies had provided the quotations.
As a result, KSM placed 68 orders with HKLL for purchasing lighting equipment in a total sum of over $170,000.
Kam, 46, who was also charged by the ICAC for his role in the case, earlier pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to offer advantages to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the POBO and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. He will be sentenced at the Tuen Mun Magistracy next Friday (February 22).
KSM had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Stephen Ma, assisted by ICAC officer Karmen Cheung.