A Police Constable has been convicted of attempting to swindle $100,000 from a burglary victim's daughter-in-law.

Cheung Ho-pong, 33, was found guilty of one count of attempted fraud at Kowloon City Magistracy today. Magistrate Sham Siu-man adjourned sentencing to May 16.

In 2004, Cheung was assigned to investigate a suspected burglary case in Kowloon City. He told the victim's daughter-in-law and son that he had an informant who might be able to recover the stolen properties for them, and solicited $100,000 from the victim's daughter-in-law as 'bait money' for buying back the stolen properties from a Filipino woman. After negotiations, the defendant agreed to reduce the sum to $40,000.

Upon the instructions of Independent Commission Against Corruption officers, the victim's daughter-in-law made several telephone calls to the defendants. The defendant said he had been posted to another formation, and reminded her not to disclose to his successor about the use of the informant.