Woman jailed for fraud
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     A 42-year-old woman was convicted of fraud and sentenced to a seven-year imprisonment at the Court of First Instance today (October 8).

     The court heard that the defendant, a banking director, had forged the signatures of her clients between April and August in 2012 and made seven unauthorised transfers totaling $31 million from their accounts to repay her gambling debts.

     Upon investigations by the Commercial Crime Bureau, she was subsequently charged with one count of fraud.

     Police remind the public that fraud is a serious offence. The maximum sentence on conviction is 14 years’ imprisonment.

Police Report no. 377

Ends/Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Issued at HKT 20:57

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