Hong Kong businessman and former Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung denies controlling football club from prison
- He is testifying against ex-accountant for holding company, who is on trial for HK$37.45 million theft
- Court hears 75 signed cheques were deposited into account of accused
Jailed Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung Ka-sing on Monday denied in court that he had controlled Birmingham City Football Club while he was behind bars for money laundering.
Jerry Ko Ka-wai, 35, has denied stealing HK$37.45 million (US$4.8 million) from the company between September 26, 2013 and December 16, 2014.
The High Court heard the case involved 75 company cheques purportedly signed by Yeung and another company director, which were deposited into Ko’s personal account.
When presented with these cheques on Monday, Yeung testified: “Neither the signatures nor the other information were in my handwriting.”
When asked by prosecutor John Marray whose handwriting he thought it was, Yeung replied: “They resemble Mr Ko’s.”
Yeung said he never signed any blank cheques to Ko and denied knowledge of cheques issued with his false signature.