HKUST student denied bail after allegedly posing as anti-graft agency officer, defrauding victim of HK$278K

HKUST student denied bail after allegedly posing as anti-graft agency officer, defrauding victim of HK$278K

A PhD student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has been denied bail after allegedly posing as an anti-corruption investigator and attempting to defraud a victim of HK$278,000. Eastern Magistrates’ Courts. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The defendant, surnamed Zhang, appeared at the Eastern Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to face a charge of conspiring to defraud. According to the charge sheet cited by local media outlets, he i…