Brokerage clerk admits helping syndicate defraud employer of HK$31 million

An accounting clerk has admitted to helping a fraud syndicate withdraw HK$31 million (US$4 million) from a Hong Kong brokerage five years ago after being told she was under investigation by Beijing’s national security arm in the city. The High Court on Wednesday convicted Wong Pui-shan of 10 counts
ORIGINAL SOURCE →via South China Morning Post
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