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A Filipina scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday at Shatin Court for conspiracy to defraud, a result of her pleading guilty earlier to lying to the Immigration Department to get her domestic helper’s visa approved, will have to wait another 11 months to find out her penalty.
Acting Principal Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong put off the sentencing
of J. Soberano to Oct. 16 next year to allow additional investigation in
which she promised to help prosecute other people involved in the conspiracy.
In the meantime, Magistrate Cheang allowed her bail of $1,000.
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Soberano is accused of violating Common Law and sections
2(3) and 4 (2) of the Criminal Jurisdiction Ordinance, which is punishable
under section 159C(6) of the Crimes Ordinance.
In its complaint, the HK Police alleged tnat Soberano “conspired
together with other persons unknown, to defraud the Director of Immigration of
the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("the Director")
and his officers” by entering into a fake domestic helper’s contract with her
supposed employer, Li Sin-ting.
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The complaint said she “dishonestly and falsely represent(ed)
to the Director and his officers that (her) entries to and remaining in Hong
Kong were for the purpose of working as a domestic helper of Li… and thereby to
induce the said Director and his officers to act contrary to their public duty,
namely to grant (her) permission to enter and remain in Hong Kong under
circumstances which they would not otherwise have granted.”
Meanwhile, a trial against an agent accused of setting up an
arrangement similar to Soberano’s, will continue on Dec. 15-16 after using up two
scheduled dates today.
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Kathleen Emily Vizcarra, 36 years old, is also accused of conspiracy to defraud as the agent who
arranged for Mariclaire Calagui to get a visa after entering into a fake
domestic helper’s contract with Lee Ka Ming Billy.
Such a lie induced Immigration officers “to act contrary to
their public duty,” the complaint said.
Deputy Magistrate LI Cheuk-wai set her bail at $20,000 plus
surety of $20,000.
