Three suspects targeted for illegal investment scheme

At least three suspects have been targeted by the Judiciary Police (PJ) as responsible parties in a recently reported illegal money collection fraud, according to a report by Jornal Va Kio.
According to the latest information released yesterday by the police, 110 people have lodged complaints after they failed to have returned to them the money they deposited into the illegal investment scheme. The case is similar to others that have occurred recently in Macau.
The complainants, mostly Macau residents, had deposited funds in an investment scheme with a high rate of return since 2014. Suddenly, during this month, the scheme was exposed when the bank cheques they had previously received on a monthly basis were not honoured. The money involved in the scheme amounted to approximately MOP89 million, according to TDM.
According to several media reports, the local company running the operations behind the scheme, Glory Sky International Holdings Group, runs two restaurants, a beauty salon and a gallery close to the Ruins of St. Paul’s.
The director of the PJ, Chau Wai Kuong, revealed that the three suspects are staff members at the company, each holding a senior position.
Chau advised that preliminary evidence indicates that the incident is not related to casinos. Chau further stated that the case is currently under investigation, with the police force having predicted that in the next few days more members from the group of investors might come forward, thus increasing the list of victims as well as the sums involved.