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Another Filipina domestic helper has been jailed after her bank account ended up being used in money laundering.
Marilyn Mabalo, 48 years old, received a penalty of 10 months
in jail after being found guilty of the charge of dealing with property known
or believed to be proceeds of an indictable offense.
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Mabalo received the sentence from Principal Magistrate Ivy Chui when she appeared at the Eastern Magistrates Court last Feb.
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Under the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance, a person who commits such an
offense is liable:
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(a) on conviction upon
indictment to a fine of $5,000,000 and to imprisonment for 14 years; or
(b) on summary conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years.
Mabalo was charged after her HSBC account received deposits of $705,769 which were then withdrawn, during the period from Jan. 12 to March 9, 2021.
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