A merchant has been charged by the ICAC today (June 4) with using a copy of a false power of attorney purportedly signed by his mother and younger brother to defraud five licensed money lenders of mortgage loans amounting to over $18 million.

A former supervisor of a Chinese restaurant, charged by the ICAC, was today (May 30) sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at the West Kowloon Magistracy after admitting that he had conspired with others to accept illegal rebates or “tea money” totalling $17,500 in relation to the supply of foods to the restaurant.

A foreman of a construction company has been charged by the ICAC today (May 29) with conspiracy to accept illegal rebates totalling over $43,000 from a fellow worker for securing the latter’s employment with the company.

An operator of a frozen meat supplier, a supervisor of a Chinese restaurant and a supervisor of a hotel have been charged by the ICAC today (May 28) in three separate cases with respectively conspiracy to offer and accept illegal rebates or “tea money” totalling over $900,000 in relation to the supply of foods to the eateries.

A candidate of the 2018 Legislative Council (Legco) By-election, charged by the ICAC, was today (May 27) fined $5,000 at the Eastern Magistracy after being convicted of failing to lodge an election return as required by the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO).

Multi-sector cooperation emerged as the single most important factor in ensuring the shared vision of a world free of corruption remained an ideal worth graft fighters all over the world striving for despite daunting challenges, ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu today (May 24) told an international conference.

ICAC Commissioner Mr Simon Peh Yun-lu today (May 22) called on graft fighters around the world to seek for innovative strategies, new approaches and targeted methods in combatting the increasingly insidious and vicious crime of corruption.

A director of a transportation company has been charged by the ICAC today (May 20) with theft for stealing funds totalling over $300,000 from the company, using copies of false invoices and possessing false instruments to deceive a de facto shareholder and other directors of the company.

A former direct sales representative of a bank, charged by the ICAC, was today (May 17) sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment at the District Court for defrauding the bank of loans totalling about $1.5 million for seven applicants and commissions amounting to over $56,000 by fraudulent means.

A former director of a listed company has been charged by the ICAC this (May 16) morning with conspiracy to defraud The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), the board of directors, shareholders and investors of the listed company by causing its subsidiary to acquire an investment company owned by him at a consideration of over $89 million.