Accountant jailed four-and-a-half years for forgeries totalling $452K and falsifying documents
Published on May 6, 2015 2:48 PM
Loke Kar Fai, a 27-year-old Malaysian, was employed by Swee Chioh Fishery when he committed 364 offences. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
By Elena Chong
SINGAPORE - An accountant was jailed a total of four-and-a-half years on Wednesday for a series of forgery offences involving a total of $451,538 over a year.
Loke Kar Fai, a 27-year-old Malaysian, was employed by Swee Chioh Fishery when he committed 364 offences, including falsifying payment vouchers.
Loke, who pleaded guilty to 30 counts, said in his police statement that he committed the offences to pay his father's debts. He also admitted that he used up all the money obtained from the forgeries to those ends and for his own personal expenses and gambling.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Norman Yew said Loke, who started working for the company in 2012, was entrusted to handle the company's cheques and payments.
