{
  "id": 6873610,
  "title": "Police freeze HK$30 million in bank account of man who refused to share Mark Six prize",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/police-freeze-hk-30-million-in-bank-account-of-man-who-refused-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T06:34:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367285/police-freeze-hk30-million-bank-account-man-who-refused-share-mark-six-prize"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hong Kong police have frozen HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) in the bank account of a 36-year-old man accused of theft for refusing to share a Mark Six jackpot with his colleagues. The arrest came after a 53-year-old colleague reported the man to police on Wednesday, claiming he was one of 15 people who contributed to buying the winning ticket for the September 5 draw. The suspects reportedly included some staff members from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD). The police investigation is being handled by the Western district crime support team, with the suspect's HK$30 million bank funds now frozen. The 36-year-old allegedly bought the ticket and received the winnings into his personal account, but refused to split the money equally among his colleagues. Attempts to resolve the dispute failed on Wednesday evening, leading to a police report filed by a colleague at around 10pm. The suspect had skipped work for five days before his arrest. The FEHD stated they were cooperating with the police investigation. The Mark Six draw, dubbed the \"Mark Six 50th Anniversary Snowball,\" yielded a record HK$228 million jackpot, with a first prize of HK$63.3 million per winning ticket across three.5 units.",
  "summary": "Hong Kong police have frozen HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) held in the bank account of a 36-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of theft after he allegedly refused to split a winning Mark Six jackpot with his colleagues. The arrest was made on Friday after a 53-year-old man reported to police on Wednesday that he was one of 15 colleagues who had chipped in to buy the winning ticket for…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Police freeze HK$30 million in bank account of man who refused to share Mark Six prize",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/police-freeze-hk-30-million-in-bank-account-of-man-who-refused-to-6875955",
        "published": "2026-09-12T06:34:57.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}