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| Two Filipinas were sent to jail for money laundering a day apart at Fanling Court |
Another Filipina domestic worker was jailed for 14 months after pleading guilty to laundering a total of $1,310,670.01 in dirty money through her account with Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.
Perla Gergolingo, 40 years old, was sentenced at
Fanling Magistracy on May 8, a month after admitting guilt.
She was charged, along with an unnamed person, of “dealing in property known or believed to represent
proceeds of indictable offence,” with the use of her bank account, between July
6, 2020 and Sept. 9, 2020.
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A fellow Filipina domestic worker
who was charged with her at the same time was jailed for eight months the
previous day.
Marilyn Macanas, 36, was sentenced
to eight months in prison after she admitted handling crime money amounting to
$410,000 through an HSBC account.
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In a similar case heard at Kwun
Tong court, Elle Cherel Gravera, 38, unemployed, was returned to jail until her
next court appearance on June 24.
She is accused of dealing with
dirty money “somewhere” in Hong Kong between Aug. 1, 2022 and Jan. 13, 2023.
