A Filipina who paid $12,000 to an agent to find her a fake employer willing to sign her up as a domestic helper, has admitted her guilt at Shatin court, but her sentencing has been put off after she promised to help prosecute the agent.
Melinda
David, 32 years old, was charged with making a false representation to an
Immigration officer lawfully acting or in the execution of Part III of the
Immigration Ordinance.”
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The complaint
filed by Immigration Department said she committed the offense on Oct. 2, 2022.
She
tearfully admitted that after she was granted a DH visa extension, she never
met or worked for her supposed employer, Wu Cheuk-ti.
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David found
herself in this arrangement after she was terminated by her previous employer and she found her way to an agent in May 2023 who offered her a fake work contract that
could be used to process her visa, for a $12,000 fee.
In a hearing
on Nov. 1, David admitted to the facts read to her, such as her getting her
visa approved on Oct. 27, 2023.
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Her lawyer requested
Magistrate Andrew Mok to withhold her sentence and asked for a four-week
adjournment to give the Immigration Department time to assess her offer to help
investigate the agent, which could affect the sentence.
Magistrate Mok
acceded to the request, adjourning the case to Nov. 29.
He also
freed David on $1,000 bail.
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