Hong Kong jails pro-democracy media tycoon over fraud

Hong Kong jails pro-democracy media tycoon over fraud

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court sentenced a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison on Saturday over two fraud charges linked to lease violations, the latest of a series of cases against prominent activists…

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over five years on fraud charge

Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted of violating a lease contract for the headquarters of a liberal newspaper he used to run.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over five years on fraud charge

HONG KONG – Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday (Dec 10) to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted of violating a lease contract for the headquarters of a liberal newspaper he used to run. Lai, 75, was found guilty of two counts of fraud for covering up the operations of a private...

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over lease violation

Prosecutors said that a consultancy firm Lai operated for his personal use had taken up office space that Apple Daily had rented for the purposes of publication and printing.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for over five years on fraud charge

Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted of violating a lease contract for the headquarters of a liberal newspaper he used to run. Lai, 75, was found guilty of two counts of fraud for covering up…

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul jailed

Jimmy Lai, owner of several Hong Kong media outlets, has been jailed on fraudulent charges. His media holding company has been defeated.