Another Filipina was sent to jail for six months today for money laundering after admitting at Kwun Tong Court that her bank account was used as depository for funds that came from crime.
Grace Macalinao, 52 years old and works as a domestic helper
had pleaded guilty to dealing with property known or believed to represent
proceeds of indictable offense, contrary to sections 25(1) and 25(3) of the
Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance.
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Acting Principal Magistrate May Hung set a starting point of
nine months’ imprisonment but gave her a one-third discount.
She was arrested by Tseung Kwan O Police after $315,040.00 in
crime money found its way into the her account with Hang Seng Bank Limited between
March 2 and March 27, 2020.
Police said Macalinao, together with persons unknown, dealt
with the funds which, “in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, represented
any person's proceeds of an indictable offense.”
