Hong Kong man jailed for laundering millions through scam-linked bank accounts

2026-02-05 - 07:38

A Hong Kong man has been jailed for nearly four years after admitting to laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds through bank accounts linked to investment and romance scams. The 38-year-old defendant was sentenced on Wednesday to a total of 44 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to two counts of money laundering at the District Court in Wan Chai. “To enhance deterrence against the use of bank accounts for money laundering, police applied to the court for a sentence...