A domestic helper had her bail reduced by half, from $100,000 to $50,000, after she pleaded not guilty to money laundering at the West Kowloon Court.
“The amount should
not be this high,” Magistrate Jason Wan said in a hearing today after finding out that the bail money
was advanced by the employer of defendant Marivic Millare, 48 years old.
In return for reducing the bail, which was set in a previous
hearing, Magistrate Wan imposed conditions for the temporary release of Millare,
who is charged with one count of dealing with property known or believed to be
proceeds of indictable crime, contrary to the Organized and Serious Crimes
Ordinance.
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Among the conditions imposed on Millare were that she would
not leave Hong Kong until the case was finished, surrender her passport, report
weekly to Hung Hom Police and stay in the address registered with the court.
The charge arose from the flow in and out of her Hang Seng
Bank account, of a total of $454,918.46 between June 12 and July 9, 2019.
A police complaint accused her of dealing in property, along
with a person identified only as I.C., which “represented any person’s proceeds
of indictable offense.”
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Magistrate Wan set the trial for Sept. 5.
He reminded Millare to keep in constant touch with the Duty
Lawyer Service so she can be defended properly.
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