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The District Court in Wan Chai. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines

Filipino in fake US$50 million check case to stand trial

by Asia Times staff November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A 76-year-old Filipina tourist, who is suffering from a growing tumor in her brain, will face trial in Hong Kong next year after trying to cash a fake US$50 million check. The decision to go to trial was made after District Court Judge Ernest Lee on Tuesday ignored a request from a defense lawyer who […]

The Wan Chai District Court. Photo: Asia Times
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines, World

Filipino charged with banking fake US$100 billion check

by Asia Times staff November 20, 2018February 18, 2020
The District Court in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, World

Filipina jailed 30 months for trying to cash fake $2bn check

by Asia Times staff November 13, 2018February 18, 2020
The Wan Chai District Court. Photo: Asia Times
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines, World

Filipino-American guilty of trying to cash fake US$2B check

by Asia Times staff October 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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