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A domestic helper was jailed today for 10 months and two weeks after she was found guilty of dealing with $1.1 million in crime proceeds, otherwise known as money laundering.
Ma. Gretel Mago, 48 years old, had earlier pleaded not guilty
at Fanling Court, saying she had no part in depositing and withdrawing a total
of $1,125,603.96 in her Hang Seng Bank account between 2nd and 27th
of July 2021.
But Deputy Magistrate Chan On-ting gave more weight to the
prosecution evidence, such as the bank account which was in her name.
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She ruled that Mago violated sections 25(1) and 25(3) of the
Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance.
In a separate case at Tuen Mun Court, another domestic
helper was remanded in jail after her case was adjourned to July 29.
Reamae Davila, 40 years old, is accused of money laundering
for the $934,596.60 that went in and oit f her Bank of China account between 13th
and 28 of May 2024.
