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Written by: Zhu Dixin
2021-06-29 12:45
Last update date: 2021-06-29 13:42
The former accounting manager of Itamae Sushi stole more than 24 million yuan from the company during his tenure from 2004 to 2006.
However, when the company audited, the manager not only failed to provide accounting documents, but later fled to the mainland.
When he returned to Hong Kong in 2016, he thought he would be arrested, but because the company boss Zheng Weitao had not reported the case, the manager continued to live in Hong Kong.
It was not until Zheng Yu called the police for two years that the manager was arrested.
He pleaded guilty to six counts of theft earlier. The judge said in the High Court today (29th) that he described the defendant’s behavior as shameful and a violation of good faith. He was eventually sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison.
The defendant lost all the money after stealing it
When sentenced today, the judge said that the actions of the defendant Tang Zhiling (50 years old) violated good faith and used fraudulent accounts to steal company money, which was involved in the case for a long time and described his actions as shameful.
The defense said that after the defendant married his wife in the Mainland and the birth of his son, he was under financial pressure, and he was addicted to gambling and lost all the stolen money.
The judge pointed out that this explanation could not be self-explanatory, and ultimately sentenced him to 6 years and 8 months in prison.
Zheng Weitao, director of Itamae Sushi, only called the police more than ten years after learning of the incident.
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The defendant is responsible for depositing cash into the accounts of each branch
According to the case, Zheng Weitao is the director of Itamae Sushi. He established multiple companies from 2004 to 2006 to operate branches.
The general manager of the company will hand over the same-day cash collected from each branch to the defendant who is the manager of the accounting department, and the cash must be deposited into the account of each branch.
Zheng Yu called the police 12 years later
However, when the auditors in front of the board audited in early 2007, the defendant failed to provide accounting documents and lost contact after lunch on October 2 of the same year and left Hong Kong.
Zheng He's auditor discovered that the defendant had forged bank deposit slips and stole a total of more than 24.19 million yuan from the company between 2004 and 2006.
Zheng called the police in March 2019, and the police arrested the defendant in July of the same year.
He admitted to the crime during the video interview, and recorded the stolen money in the "expenses" account of the pre-board balance sheet in an attempt to write off the loss.
Senior Inspector Law Wan Shan (second from right) said that this case reflected the seriousness of the breach of integrity and also played a deterrent effect, and advised the public not to try the law.
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Detective Senior Inspector Law Yuen Shan said that the police welcomes the verdict. The sentence reflects the seriousness of this breach of integrity and has also played a deterrent effect. The public is advised not to try the law, and the police will continue to crack down on fraud cases.
Case Number: HCCC 32/2021
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