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Two domestic helpers today joined the growing list of Filipinos who have been ensnared in money laundering and jailed, after they pleaded guilty to dealing with crime money through their bank accounts.
Christine Verano, 40 years old, was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment,
after she pleaded guilty at West Kowloon court to violating the Organized and
Serious Crimes Ordinance by lending her Bank of China ATM card in exchange for
$1,500.
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Between April 17, 2021 and June 8, 2021, more than 40
deposits were made in her bank account, totaling $1,110,920.01 and withdrawn.
Of that total, more than $300,000 came from investment scams,
Acting Principal Magistrate Cheng Lim-chi told Verano.
“What you were paid was not substantial, but the losses for victims were serious,” he added.
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For her sentence, Magistrate Cheng chose a starting point of
two years, and deducted one third for her guilty plea, resulting in her being jailed
for 16 months.
Her lawyer had earlier sought leniency, citing her remorse,
her being the sole breadwinner for her three sons and daughter, and her sudden
need to raise money because her daughter delivered a baby by cesarian section.
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At the Shatin Court, Elynn Jean Dorado, 52 years old, was
sentenced to 60 days in prison after she pleaded guilty before Acting Principal
Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong.
She admitted allowing
criminals to use her Hang Seng Bank account to deposit $260,503.3 of crime money and withdraw the same amount as
“clean” money between Dec. 23 2018 and Jan. 12, 2019.
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