A 22 year old woman arrested in Hong Kong accused of laundering 8 million yuan ($1.3 million / 10 million HKD) has jumped her massive cash bail of 24 million yuan ($3.9 million/ 30 million HKD) and disappeared, according to the Sing Tao Daily, in the city's most expensive bail jump in recent years.
Zhao Danna, accused of laundering 8 million yuan through eight different Bank of China accounts in December 2012, was released last December after she and two guarantors paid bail, but she has vanished since January 7.
The prosecution requested an arrest warrant and asked police to trace Zhao, adding that after seeking legal advice, it will now lay a total of eight charges against Zhao and will ask for the case to be heard in the High Court.
The guarantors, who paid 8 million yuan for her bail, have given police no information about Zhao’s whereabouts. The court held a hearing on Wednesday, deciding whether or not to seize their deposits.
One of the guarantors, surnamed Xiao, told reporters he knew Zhao’s husband but had no idea where she had gone. The other guarantor, believed to be Zhao’s uncle, didn’t attend the hearing. Both are expected to attend another hearing on April 7.
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