3 Filipinos sentenced to jail in Hong Kong for forging bank documents
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 05:44:58 +0000
THREE Filipinos were sentenced to five months in jail in Hong Kong for a suspected money laundering scheme, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
The DFA said on Wednesday that the unidentified call center employees were found guilty of opening bank accounts using forged documents under the guise of a “free Hong Kong tour.”
Quoting Consul General Antonio Morales, the DFA said the three were expected to be released in March after serving a reduced sentence for pleading guilty to two counts of “using a false instrument” before the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts.
Morales reported that the Philippine Consulate General had provided “in-kind support and legal advice to the three Filipinos, including jail visits to ascertain their condition.”
The three went to Hong Kong in October 2018 and using forged documents, opened bank accounts at the Bank of China and Standard Chartered Bank, which authorities suspected would be used for money laundering.
The three were arrested when they returned to the Bank of China on October 12 after opening an account there. BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO
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