Ex-Deloitte IT manager jailed for 22 months over HK$1.2 million laptop theft
A former Deloitte information technology manager has been jailed for 22 months for stealing 423 laptops worth HK$1.2 million (US$153,000) from the accounting firm’s Hong Kong office to fund his stock trading addiction. The District Court sentenced Ho Man-kit, 40, on Friday after he pleaded guilty earlier this month to a count of theft for misappropriating Lenovo computers and selling them to an…
A former Deloitte IT manager, Ho Man-kit, has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for stealing 423 laptops worth HK$1.2 million from the company's Hong Kong office. The theft took place between September 2021 and February 2023, which Ho pleaded guilty to earlier this month. The theft came to light when an IT engineer discovered a shortage of laptops at Deloitte's office in February 2023, and surveillance footage showed Ho attempting to sell a box of laptops to a recycler.
Ho confessed to his supervisor and turned himself in to the police shortly after. Despite his sentence, Ho may not reoffend, as he has strong family support and mental health issues.
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