A BANK official who allegedly committed the first computer fraud in China has been sent home by Canada after spending nearly 10 years in hiding.
Fang Yong, 35, accompanied by Canadian police, flew in to Beijing on January 7 and was handed over to Chinese police, the Legal Daily said.
He was flown that evening to Ningbo to face charges of defrauding the city's Bank of Communications of 1.6 million yuan (HK$1.5 million) between March 1989 and August 1990, the newspaper reported.
An operator of the bank's computer system, Fang allegedly obtained the money by tampering with accounts, together with several accomplices. After spending 1.2 million yuan of the money, he fled to Canada after the fraud was discovered.
In December 1990, China's Ministry of Public Security issued an international arrest warrant for Fang through Interpol.
Having entered Canada illegally, Fang did odd jobs, washed dishes and cooked Chinese food. On November 23 last year, he was arrested by Canadian police for a driving infringement.
