AI translation of letter of July 2, 2024 from a HK man in prison for fraud - his story and his warning to others not to make the same mistake

Letter 1

I originally had a stable and promising job, but because of my greed, I took advantage of my job to defraud the company of compensation. As a result, I eventually lost my job, all my savings and my own future. The whole story started after the birth of my child.

I work in a claim settlement job at an insurance company and handle claims applications submitted by clients every day. I have been working in this company for many years. Everything is very stable and I have not had any major financial difficulties. Also, I have been living well with my parents and grandparents so the monthly expenses are not much either. However my wife gave birth to a daughter not long after I got married and hired a domestic helper to take care of my parents and handle housework. I gradually began to experience financial pressure. However, compared with financial constraints, the crowded situation of seven people living in the house was even more of a problem. However, in order to save money for my children’s future, I had no plans to move away from my parents and live independently with my wife. It was not until my wife gave birth to another son that our family became extremely crowded. People often competed for the bathroom, and there were many small problems that gradually led to conflicts in my family. At that time, I wanted to make my parents’ life comfortable and for my children to have a good growing environment, so I had the idea of moving out of the apartment and looking for a place to rent. However, the additional living expenses were the biggest problem. Apart from calculating the house. In addition to household expenses, water, electricity, gas and miscellaneous expenses, as well as children’s tuition fees and general living expenses, a basic person’s monthly family income cannot be said to have enough money to save for necessary purposes. Thinking that this problem is becoming increasingly serious, it suddenly occurred to me that maybe I could use it while working. Then I defrauded the company’s money and used it for my own purposes. This way, I would be relieved financially. At the same time, I can move out of the unit and have a more comfortable place to live, and I can also use my spare money to make money in the hope that my children will be able to reinvest in the future.

At first, in order to prevent the company from inspecting the system, I only won a small amount of money. However,after several successful attempts, I gained a lot of money on the easy-to-use version of the game.Eventually, the company discovered that I had defrauded the money. I confessed that after the company told me everything about my fraud, my father-in-law immediately fired me and took extreme measures, resulting in all the deposits in my bank account being frozen. After being found guilty, I was arrested and charged with the crime of protecting goods and I started taking the exam in February this year.

Shortly after I was arrested by the police, they suspected that my wife was involved in the case and arrested her. When I saw my wife being detained at the police station, I was very anxious and hesitant. I did not expect that my wife would be implicated and wronged , and I really wanted to know if Mrs Du is released on bail or is convicted in the future, she will have no one to take care of her children. During the investigation, I took the initiative to confess all the details of the fraud to the good parties. All egg pain applications were handled by me alone and had nothing to do with anyone else. After the investigation by the association, my wife finally had no right to grant permission, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, before that, during the police investigation period, which lasted about a year and a half, my wife was always very worried and frowning, and I was also very worried that it would affect my wife and my children.

Later, during the Lunar New Year this year, I entered Lai Chi Kok Reception Center and started to be imprisoned. I left my wife and children who saw me every day, and changed to a strange environment to live alone. There is no mobile phone to access the internet, and all the dynamic information of my friends has been accumulated; my wife and children because I was so busy returning to work, I rarely visited. In addition to the poor diet and cramped environment, my daily life was also subject to many supervisions and restrictions from your teachings, and I lost a lot of freedom. Especially because of the influence of second-hand smoke. There was a problem with the trachea and I was ill for a whole month, which made my body very weak.

From the beginning of my quarantine period, I was very worried about whether my family’s income would be enough to support my expenses. My father is the financial backbone of the family. Now that the financial pressure in the family falls on my wife. I understand that Mrs. Bai is busy working in the morning and evening and cannot help Li Tanfang. Therefore, I am very concerned about the academic performance of my children. Without anyone to continue to guide their homework, they gradually deteriorate. In addition, my parents are in their 70s and grandma are in their 90s. At the age of 18, their health had become inconvenient, so I initially moved in with my parents and chose to rent in the same area to take care of the two young children. Thinking that I would be imprisoned for several years, I was unable to take a look at the inconvenient people. I was very afraid that something would happen to my family and I could not help. I regretted that I had used illegal methods because of my greed. Illness makes money. but it ultimatly affects the people around me. As for all the changes happening around me, I can only feel helpless and uneasy here in prison.

Every day’s life in Lai Chi Kok and Stanley is very routine and boring, but it is a good opportunity for self-improvement. I keep reading books and English newspapers every day to improve my English standard. I hope I can better equip myself and find a good job after I am released from prison. However, I still have a lot of free time in person. When I am free, I always think of my old life. When I think of the happy life with my family, I feel very happy. I regret that my fraudulent behaviour has caused me not only to be sentenced in prison. but also to lose my stable and promising job. I also have to repay the company’s losses. Yes the company has entrusted a lawyer to pursue civil claims to sue that I had withdrawn the company’s money.

While in prison I heard many inmates share their stories. I learned that many people had been convicted and sentenced to prison for drugs, and some had very long sentences, as long as more than ten years. I was surprised that these people had to lead their lives in prison. Most of the time I feel I am wasting my life because of drugs that were not worth it. I also share my own story in the hope that others will not make the same mistake and should work hard and be down to earth. Even if they are not very rich, they can still be happy.

Although society may change a lot after I am released from prison in the future, I may not be able to find a stable job like before. I believe that if I work hard, I will still develop.I also hope other prisoners can cherish their lives and live out fulfilling lives. Dont waste yourself. During your time at prison. He can change and become an upright and pragmatic person after being released from prison, and truly contribute to society.