Man to be charged after using business in wife's name to cheat company of $2m

A 56-year-old man will be charged in court on Monday (Oct 26) with offences relating to cheating, money laundering and unauthorised access to computer material.

Police said in a news release on Sunday that they received a report from a company, alleging that its former employee had committed fraud.

The report, lodged on July 16 last year, claims that more than $2 million was cheated over a period of about six years.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had abused his position as a logistics manager to register a sole proprietorship under his wife's name without her knowledge.

He purportedly submitted 128 fictitious invoices for logistics services that were never rendered.

The investigations also found that the man had used the criminal proceeds for personal investments and expenditure.

He now faces one charge of unauthorised access to computer material, six charges for cheating, and another six charges for money laundering.

The police warned that they take a serious view of commercial fraud and financial crimes.

"Those who abuse their positions of trust to commit fraud and launder criminal proceeds will be dealt with severely in accordance with the law," they added.

一名 56 岁的男子将于周一（10 月 26 日）在法庭上被控犯有欺诈、洗钱和未经授权访问计算机资料等罪行。

警方周日在一份新闻稿中表示，他们收到一家公司的举报，称其前雇员犯有欺诈罪。

该报告于去年7月16日提交，声称在约六年的时间里，被骗金额超过200万美元。

初步调查显示，该男子滥用其物流经理的职务之便，在妻子不知情的情况下，以妻子的名义注册了一家独资企业。

据称他提交了 128 张虚假的物流服务发票，而这些服务从未提供过。

调查还发现，该男子将犯罪所得用于个人投资和支出。

他目前面临一项未经授权访问计算机资料的指控、六项欺诈指控和六项洗钱指控。

警方警告称，他们对商业欺诈和金融犯罪持严肃态度。

他们补充说：“那些滥用信任地位进行欺诈和洗钱的人将依法受到严厉惩处。”