A marine engineer has been cleared of forging his resume after a court was told his membership to a professional body had expired due to non-payment of a fee.
Western magistrate Barnabas Fung Wah acquitted New Zealander Michael Wall of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception. Mr Wall had denied the allegations.
The court heard Mr Wall, 48, in a resume to marine consultancy Vart, Matthews and Company in May 1992, had said he was a member of the London-based Institute of Marine Engineers.
Company partner Robert Vart said he hired Mr Wall as a top consultant in October 1992 based on his qualifications.
Mr Wall was dismissed in July 1993 and filed a suit to the Labour Tribunal seeking compensation.
Mr Vart later reported to police that Mr Wall's resume had been forged.