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1. Both of these appellants, who were sisters, were convicted after trial of conspiracy to defraud. The allegation was that they posed as employers for certain Filipinos and Filipinas who were then brought to Hong Kong, purportedly as domestic helpers, on the strength of employment contracts signed by the appellants. The employees, so-called, after coming to Hong Kong would obtain employment elsewhere. It was further alleged that the appellants received a fee of $5,000 for each of six contracts.