Man admits defrauding HSBC
A 28-year-old man from Mosta has been given a two-year jail term suspended for four after he admitted to defrauding HSBC of €27,000.
Carl Vella, a former employee at the bank’s Swatar Contact Centre, which services UK customers, defrauded the bank in July and in the preceding months. He took the money after garnering the necessary information through software.
Mr Vella also admitted to the illegal use of software and money laundering.
Prosecutor Angelo Gafa noted that the accused had already managed to pay back €10,200.
In handing judgment, Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera considered that Mr Vella was a first time offender.
She ordered him to pay the bank the rest of the money within six months.
HSBC said later today that the fraud happened in the UK and not in Malta.
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Kevin Sciberras
Dec 27th 2012, 13:33
Can the Police prosecute HSBC for the bad service its giving it clients?
They closed down one of the Sliema branches (near police station) to the detriment of our seniors and now they have to wait til the end of time at the other branch.
Its no longer about rendering a service but about making a profit! Shame on you!!
L. Brincat
Dec 27th 2012, 15:08
You cannot prosecute banks for such an issue.
If you're not satisfied with HSBC's closure of the Sliema branches, just close all your accounts and go to another bank, and HSBC will suffer the consequences of losing a customer.
Kevin Sciberras
Dec 27th 2012, 17:53
L. Brincat - that's actually my New Years Resolution! :)
M camilleri
Dec 27th 2012, 20:48
Naqbel Kevin Sciberras.. L hsbc mhux biss ghalaq hafna mil branches imma ukoll naqas il chasers fil banek barra min hekk jivinta hafna tip ta charges min taht lixkaffa min ghajr hadd ma jista jejd xejn ghax jejdulek qrajtu il kuntratt? Din is sena li gejja resoluzjoni gdida min naha tieghi immur ghal Banif jekk jew bhekk kien il bank li mil ftit ta il hafna lill istrina.Hsbc ghalija tista tipakja.
Vanessa Mifsud
Dec 27th 2012, 23:18
Do you actually need a branch when you have all other channels to do banking? I never use branches & have always done my banking in other ways. And one can always go to the closest one to Sliema. Malta is small.
S Scerri
Dec 28th 2012, 01:55
I was at HSBC Sliema at the beginning of December. There were some 25 clients and only 2 cashiers. After 20 minutes I gave up. What a joke!
Pule' Carmel
Dec 27th 2012, 13:25
HSBC must be careful whom to employ, just read the following,
Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 11:41
Accused of defrauding neighbours of €1 million
Pule' Carmel
Dec 27th 2012, 12:55
Once a man owning a supermarket told me how he managed to redeem his loan of a bank of £M120,000. I shal not mention the bank involved but it was an arrangement with some inside personnel putting down to loss of venture money! It was £M20,000 for a foreigner and £M5000 for a Maltese employer! When I spoke to a bank manager, she said, Oh yes I know about it,, " they were sacked!"
twanny borg
Dec 27th 2012, 12:27
Sentenza tajba li jrid irregga l-flus lura. Din twegga darba jkun ghamilhom tieghu u aktar jekk nefaqhom. Ghalija ahjar minn habs darba kienet l-ewwel darba.
Anthony Falzon
Dec 27th 2012, 15:49
Hekk sew, niehu cans, jekk ninqabad sempliciment natijom lura....mela ma hemm xejn millil jzomni li niprova.
twanny borg
Dec 28th 2012, 04:30
@anthony falzon - ibqgha cert li l-proceduri biss il-qorti ikisruk. allura jigi mibghut il-habs u noqghodu nhalsu ghalih?. inkella xoghol fil-kommunita ahjar mill-habs. il-vittmi flus lura jkunu jridu mhux jibqghu b'xejn.
Mr Mike Farrugia
Dec 27th 2012, 11:39
This pay back issue, why is it not always part of the sentence? It should be made automatic.
David Parkin
Dec 27th 2012, 11:23
"She ordered him to pay the bank the rest of the money within six months."
Maybe they will give him a loan?
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