{
  "id": 9781301,
  "title": "Whistle-blower Jason Poon and wife charged over HK$6 million Covid-19 loan fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/whistle-blower-jason-poon-and-wife-charged-over-hk-6-million-covid-19-9781301",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T14:42:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368861/whistle-blower-jason-poon-and-wife-charged-over-hk6-million-covid-19-loan-fraud"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong businessman Jason Poon Chuk-hung and his wife have been charged with defrauding a government financing scheme for businesses out of HK$6 million during the Covid-19 pandemic, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said on Friday that construction businessman Poon, 56, and his 54-year-old wife, both out on bail, had been charged with conspiracy to defraud and money laundering…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Whistle-blower Jason Poon and wife charged over HK$6 million Covid-19 loan fraud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/whistle-blower-jason-poon-and-wife-charged-over-hk-6-million-covid-19",
        "published": "2026-09-25T14:42:58.000Z"
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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."
}