Three people alleged of defrauding university student union in Hong Kong of more than HK$1.3 million by using counterfeit invoices have been apprehended by the Hong Kong police.
The suspects were two Baptist University students which include the 23-year-old chairwoman and the 20-year-old finance committee member of the union’s temporary administrative panel. The report said that the third person was a 37-year-old male who happened to be chairwoman’s boyfriend.
The chairwoman was a fourth-year student while the 20-year-man was in second year at the university, reported from the familiar source to the case.
According to the police, detectives from the Kowloon West regional crime unit launched an investigation after the Baptist University student union reported last Monday that HK$1.3 million had been misappropriated from its three bank accounts for personal use.
“The two arrested students were suspected of using false invoices to claim expenses related to organising social events of the union,” the source said.
The insider said more than 10 invoices were allegedly used to claim HK$1.31 million from the union between December 2023 and July this year, with the funds transferred to the bank accounts of the three suspects.
“A preliminary investigation suggested a significant portion of the money was used to help the boyfriend of the female suspect settle his debts,” he said.
According to what South China Morning Post news platform learned, the 27-year-old man, a mahjong parlour worker, is a suspected member of the Wo Shing Wo triad.
After gathering evidence, officers arrested the three suspects on Thursday and Friday.
Without naming the university, a police spokesman confirmed the arrest of three people on suspicion of misappropriating around HK$1.3 million from three bank accounts of a student union.
Another source said officers were verifying with involved parties from the social events to confirm the issuance of invoices and the accuracy of the sum involved.
The three suspects were detained last week on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and they have been released on bail pending further investigation. They are required to report back to police next month.
The offence is punishable by up to 14 years in jail.
Police said further arrests had not been ruled out as the investigation was ongoing.
香港警方逮捕三人涉嫌從大學學生會帳戶詐騙港幣130萬元
三名涉嫌使用偽造發票向香港大學學生會詐騙逾130萬港元的男子已被香港警方逮捕。
嫌疑人是兩名浸會大學學生，其中包括工會臨時行政小組的 23 歲女性主席和 20 歲財務委員會成員。 報道稱，第三人是一名 37 歲的男性，恰好是女主席的男友。
據該案的熟悉消息人士報道，這名女主席是一名四年級學生，而這名 20 歲的男子是該大學二年級學生。
警方表示，浸會大學學生會上週一報告稱，其三個銀行帳戶中的130萬港元被挪用作個人用途後，西九龍總區重案組偵探展開調查。
消息人士稱，“兩名被捕學生涉嫌使用虛假髮票索取與組織工會社交活動相關的費用。”
知情人稱，2023年12月至今年7月期間，涉嫌使用10多張發票向工會索取131萬港元，資金已轉入三名嫌疑人的銀行帳戶。
「初步調查顯示，其中很大一部分錢被用來幫助女嫌疑人的男友償還債務，」他說。
據《南華早報》新聞平台獲悉，這名27歲男子是麻將館工作人員，疑似和成和黑社會成員。
收集證據後，警方於週四和週五逮捕了三名嫌疑人。
警方發言人未透露具體大學名稱，但證實三人因涉嫌從學生會的三個銀行帳戶挪用約 130 萬港元而被捕。
另一位消息人士稱，警方正在向社交活動的相關各方進行核實，以確認發票的開立情況以及涉案金額的準確性。
這三名嫌疑人上週因涉嫌串謀詐騙而被拘留，目前已被保釋，等待進一步調查。 他們必須下個月向警方報到。
該罪行最高可判處 14 年監禁。
警方表示，由於調查仍在進行中，不排除進一步逮捕的可能性。
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