A police officer was suspected of taking a kickback of MOP15,000 from a businessman by falsely promising to help him recover a debt amounting to several hundred thousand patacas. The police officer was charged for alleged fraud. The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) referred the case to the Public Prosecutions Office today (10th January 2005)
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Release:2005/01/10
A police officer was suspected of taking a kickback of MOP15,000 from a businessman by falsely promising to help him recover a debt amounting to several hundred thousand patacas. The police officer was charged for alleged fraud. The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) referred the case to the Public Prosecutions Office today (10th January 2005).
A current senior police officer was introduced to a Macao businessman by a former policeman. The officer was alleged to have promised the businessman to collect the debt within three months and asked for MOP15,000 as recompense. In order to gain the businessman's trust, the officer handed him a copy of his police identification card and a bank check of MOP15,000 as "guarantee". It was found later that the check could not be cashed.
Investigations revealed that the police officer had done nothing to assist the businessman in recovering the debt. It was alleged to be a monetary fraud. The officer involved was suspected of defrauding and issuing a rubber check. The case was today referred to the Public Prosecutions Office.
During the investigation, someone confessed to having accepted MOP15,000 and signed an agreement.
