A branch manager of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Co., Ltd. (ICBC (Asia)) suspected that criminals used multiple accounts of the bank to launder money. During the period, these accounts were frozen and investigated by law enforcement agencies. Someone knew that the account holders were 𧶠 The puppet account assists in money laundering, and the client dared not withdraw the money, and actually transferred more than 1.7 million yuan from several frozen accounts into his own account.
The police received a report from the bank earlier and arrested the branch manager involved in the case in Kwai Chung last Friday (12th) after investigation.
The arrested man was surnamed Huang (59 years old). According to sources, Huang is the manager of ICBC (Asia) Kwai Chung Plaza branch. Someone learned that the bank has multiple accounts suspected of being involved in money laundering and was previously frozen for investigation by law enforcement agencies. , And the holder of the relevant account suspected that it was collecting money to open a puppet account to transfer money on behalf of the criminal group.
Many target accounts were frozen and investigated by the authorities. Even though the investigation was completed and unfrozen, the relevant customers suspected that they were afraid of being involved in the case, or the funds were not owned by them at all, and were afraid to withdraw them. As a result, these funds were kept in their accounts for a long time.
Upon learning of the situation, the suspect transferred the deposits from at least 4 such accounts to his own account, thinking that he knew nothing about it and that the customer would not check and pursue it. He didn’t know that the Dongchuang incident happened. The bank recently checked the relevant accounts and found that the deposits were different. , After tracing the transfer records, it was found that someone had remitted a total of more than 1.7 million yuan into his account, so he called the police to deal with it.
ICBC (Asia): Will fully cooperate with the police investigation
When ICBC (Asia) responded to the "Hong Kong 01" enquiry, it confirmed that the bank was aware of the incident and handed it over to the police, and emphasized that the bank has always attached great importance to the protection of customer rights and will fully cooperate with the police in the investigation.
The police stated that they received a report from a bank last Tuesday (9th) that a staff member working at Kwai Chung District Branch was suspected of embezzling customer deposits. The case was classified as "Procurement by Deception". The Crime Squad of Kwai Tsing Police District Take over and follow up.
After investigation, officers arrested a 59-year-old man surnamed Huang in Kwai Tsing District last Friday (12th) on suspicion of "obtaining property by deception."
He has been released on bail pending further investigation and must report to the police in early December. The case is still under investigation.
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