plaintiff:
  - HKSAR
defendant:
  - POON LOK MAN (潘樂民)
case_reason: >
  Three charges of dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence, contrary to sections 25(1) and (3) of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 455. The appellant allowed his bank accounts to be used to receive funds totaling HK$2,042,120.47 from victims of investment and lottery fraud in America and Taiwan between 20-23 October 2009, then withdrew and passed the money to a person named 'Ah Yung'.
judgment_summary: >
  The Court of Appeal reduced the appellant's sentence from 2 years and 8 months to 2 years' imprisonment. The court found the original sentence excessive, noting that the appellant's role was less culpable as he merely allowed his accounts to be used with limited knowledge of the underlying crime. While the case involved over HK$2 million and an international element, the appellant was not the mastermind and received no direct payment, only debt forgiveness of HK$50,000-60,000. The court applied principles from HKSAR v Boma Amaso regarding sentencing factors in money laundering cases and ordered the three concurrent sentences of 2 years each.
jurisdiction_code: >
  HKCA
jurisdiction_name: >
  Court of Appeal of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
case_location:
  - Hong Kong
  - Macau
  - America
  - Taiwan
case_object:
  - Bank accounts
  - HK$2,042,120.47 (fraudulent proceeds)
judgment_result:
  - allegation_content: Dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence (Charge 1 - HK$520,064.26)
    established: Y
  - allegation_content: Dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence (Charge 2 - HK$355,251.90)
    established: Y
  - allegation_content: Dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence (Charge 3 - HK$1,166,804.31)
    established: Y
involved_entities:
  - name: POON LOK MAN (潘樂民)
    state_reasons: Appellant/Defendant who pleaded guilty to three charges of money laundering by allowing his bank accounts to be used for receiving fraudulent proceeds
  - name: Ah Yung
    state_reasons: Person who requested the appellant to use his bank accounts for dealing with remittances; appellant owed him gambling debts of HK$50,000-60,000
  - name: PW1
    state_reasons: Victim residing in America who was deceived by investment fraud and remitted HK$875,316.16 into appellant's bank accounts on 23 October 2009
  - name: PW2
    state_reasons: Victim residing in Taiwan who was deceived by lottery fraud and remitted HK$1,166,804.31 into appellant's bank account on 20 and 23 October 2009
  - name: Hon Cheung JA
    state_reasons: Justice of Appeal who delivered the reasons for judgment
  - name: Aarif Barma JA
    state_reasons: Justice of Appeal who concurred with the judgment
  - name: H H Judge Douglas Yau
    state_reasons: District Court Judge who imposed the original sentence of 2 years and 8 months' imprisonment
  - name: Ms Flora Cheng
    state_reasons: Defense counsel instructed by Director of Legal Aid who appeared for the appellant in the appeal
  - name: Ms Peggy Lo
    state_reasons: Senior Public Prosecutor of Department of Justice who appeared for the respondent
