Male helper steals, gambles away over $365K

The District Court in Wan Chai

A 50-year-old former domestic worker was sentenced to 24 months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing over $300,000 from his employer and gambling it away.

District Court Judge Timothy Casewell gave a one-third discount to A.I. Laberos after the latter pleaded guilty to the charge  in the early stage of the case.

Owing to this, Laberos, who has been in custody since August 2016, would instead be serving 16 months in jail.

Laberos’ employer found out that $365,050 cash and jewelry were missing, and the domestic helper admitted to taking the items and money and gambling all of it

Laberos started working in Hong Kong in 2011.

The Filipino was supporting his mother and two other siblings in the Philippines.