Macau billionaire found guilty of bribing UN diplomats

New York

A US jury on Thursday found Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng guilty on charges that he bribed two United Nations ambassadors to help him build a multibillion-dollar conference centre.

Ng, 69, was convicted on all six counts he faced, including bribery, money laundering and corruption, in the US District Court in Manhattan following a four-week trial. "In his unbridled pursuit of even greater personal fortune, billionaire Ng Lap Seng corrupted the highest levels of the United Nations," Acting US Attorney Joon Kim said after the verdict. "Through bribes and no-show jobs, Ng turned leaders of the league of nations into his private band of profiteers."