A former Newnham man who has pleaded not guilty to fraud involving more than $150,000 purported to be the head coach of the Tasmanian swimming team, Launceston Magistrates Court documents reveal.
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Chee Kit Chong, 42, appeared via telephone and was represented by defence counsel Fran McCracken.
He is now living in Western Australia.
He has pleaded not guilty to a total of 82 counts of fraud and 19 counts of using a computer with intent to defraud across Tasmania.
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On a first complaint, court documents show that Tasmania Police allege that Mr Chong told Anyang Zhang in January 2019 that he was the head coach of the Tasmanian swimming team and that he was required to travel to Melbourne to replace a lost bank card.
He requested $2000 be deposited to cover the trip.
After that between January 2019 and April 2020, Mr Chong is alleged to have defrauded a number of people in Australian currency of almost $120,000.
There was also alleged fraud in Chinese renminbi.
Police allege he used a computer with intent to defraud in April last year amounts totalling more than $2700.
On a second complaint between January and April 2020, Mr Chong is alleged to have defrauded people of more than $41,000 by telling them among other reasons that he had lost his bank card and that he needed money for his sick daughter and for food.
Police allege he told Weigiac Zhang that he was isolated in hospital and that his wife needed cash for food. He also alleged to have used a computer with an intent to defraud Tian Zi of $630.
On a third complaint, he allegedly told Danyu Go that the only way she could get her money back was by way of a false repayment deal with Swimming Tasmania and that she should deposit more money into his account.
Police allege fraud of $3460 on the complaint.
On a fourth complaint, police also allege that in August 2019 in Hobart he caused Danyu Go to believe that an account was that of a hospital and that by depositing $500 into the account she was contributing to him having surgery.
On one count of fraud, Mr Chong is alleged to have sought $10,000 from Ms Guo to go to Melbourne to broker a repayment deal.
Magistrate Simon Brown committed him to the Supreme Court for directions hearing on July 19.
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Nick Clark
I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.
I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.
