Hong Kong Jails Ex-Banker Who Sold His Signature for Crypto
A Hong Kong court has jailed a former China Construction Bank (Asia) relationship manager for four years after he took more than $470,000 in Tether (USDT) to authenticate forged bank instruments with a stated value above $1.6 billion. The Independent Commission Against Corruption said Lam Chun-yin, 32, worked in consumer banking at a Causeway Bay The post Hong Kong Jails Ex-Banker Who Sold His Signature for Crypto appeared first on BeInCrypto.
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- A Hong Kong court has jailed a former China Construction Bank (Asia) relationship manager for four years after he took more than $470,000 in Tether (USDT) to authenticate forged bank instruments with a stated value above $1.6 billion.
- The Independent Commission Against Corruption said Lam Chun-yin, 32, worked in consumer banking at a Causeway Bay The post Hong Kong Jails Ex-Banker Who Sold His Signature for Crypto appeared first on BeInCrypto.
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