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Ex-Deloitte IT Manager Jailed 22 Months for Laptop Theft

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A former IT manager at Deloitte in Hong Kong has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for stealing 423 company laptops valued at HK$1.2 million. The manager, Ho Man-kit, pleaded guilty to theft, admitting he sold the Lenovo laptops to an electronics recycler to finance his stock trading activities. The court cited his abuse of trust but also noted his acceptance of responsibility and family support in determining the sentence. AI

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Ex-Deloitte IT Manager Jailed 22 Months for Laptop Theft

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    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 …

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