NEW YORK: Billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday after being found guilty last July…
NEW YORK: Billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday after being found guilty last July of bribing two United Nations ambassadors to help him build a multibillion dollar conference centre.
Ng, 69, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by U. S. District Judge Vernon Broderick, who also ordered him to forfeit US$1.5 million, representing assets used in his crimes, and to pay a US$1 million criminal fine.
Prosecutors had sought a sentence of more than six years, while Ng’s lawyers had urged Broderick to impose a sentence of time served and let Ng return to China.
Andrew Genser, a lawyer for Ng, said in court he would seek to have Ng remain free on bail while he appeals his conviction. Broderick is expected to hear arguments on bail later on Friday.
Genser was not immediately available for comment after the sentencing hearing.
