africa, bribery, cefc china energy, patrick ho

Ex-Hong Kong Official Sentenced to 3 Years on African Bribery Charges

Patrick Ho Chi-Ping, a 69-year-old former politician from Hong Kong, has been found guilty of engaging in bribing African leaders by a New York court. Ho was sentenced to three years in prison and fined US$400,000. Ho was arrested by FBI agents in 2017 at the John F. Kennedy Airport and was convicted on seven ...

April 9, 2019

Max Lu

Ho Sought Help From Chinese Government With Bribery Case

Former Hong Kong (HK) Home Affairs Minister Patrick Ho is being detained in New York City on charges of allegedly bribing officials in Africa. The former HK official was apparently receiving financial support for his legal fees from an unnamed Shanghai-based energy firm. Ho was arrested last November in New York City. Ho, who also ...

May 18, 2018

Hermann Rohr