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| West Kowloon Court |
Another Filipina whose bank account had been used as depository for more than $1 million that came from crime, was jailed for 12 months today after she pleaded guilty at West Kowloon Court to money laundering.
Principal Magistrate Don So handed down the sentence to Aurora Panes, 48 years old, after she admitted
dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of indictable
offence, contrary to sections 25(1) and 25(3) of the Organized and Serious
Crimes Ordinance.
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The police complaint said Panes, a domestic helper, dealt
with $1,013,419.10 through deposits and withdrawals from her Mox Bank account
between Feb. 28 and March 7, 2023.
Meanwhile, in a separate case, Magistrate So sentenced Isabelita
Quijalvo, 40 years old, to four months’ imprisonment for wounding a fellow
Filipina, Marianie Wanal.
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The unemployed Quijalvo was charged with violating section
19 of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance, Cap. 212, Laws of Hong Kong.
The offense took place last Nov. 29 in a flat in Siena Two,
Discovery Bay, Lantau Island.
