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People gathering outside Volks Auto, a car dealership in MacPherson Road, after they said that cars they purchased from the dealership had not been delivered.PHOTO: ST FILE
Published Dec 24, 2015, 2:38 pm SGT
Amir Hussain
SINGAPORE - An employee of a car dealership which shut its doors after allegedly collecting over $3.6million from more than 100 buyers without delivering the cars was charged with abetment to cheat on Thursday.
Koh Chek Seng, 33, did not enter a plea to his single charge of conspiring with Volks Auto owner Alvin Loo Mun Yu, and one Jason Koh Chi Kang, to deceive a customer into believing that the company was able to import and deliver a Toyota Harrier 2.0, thereby dishonestly inducing the victim to pay $25,500 in deposit on July 10, 2014.
Koh was remanded for another week to assist in investigations.
District Judge Eddy Tham also granted the prosecution's application to allow Koh to be taken out for investigations.
The police prosecutor told the court that Koh is believed to have been involved in more cases of non-delivery of cars, after receiving payments.
Volks Auto was in the news in Dec last year, after disgruntled customers gathered outside the parallel importer at MacPherson Road to look for Loo.
Frustrated customers also contacted the media in a bid to highlight their plight.
Parallel importers, such as Volks Auto, purchase cars from dealers overseas and sell them in the local market for a profit, typically at prices lower than authorised dealers.
Drawn by advertised prices that were about $10,000 lower than prevailing rates, customers who were allegedly cheated said they each paid $20,000 to $30,000 in downpayments to Volks Auto.
Police later confirmed that Loo left Singapore in early Dec last year, before customers discovered his business was closed on Dec 13 and made the first police report.
If convicted of cheating, Koh faces up to 10 years' jail and a fine.
Last December, customers gathered outside Volks Auto in MacPherson Road, looking for the owner. The firm had collected over $3.6 million from more than 100 buyers without delivering the cars. Police later confirmed that the owner had left Singapore in early December that year, before customers found out his business was closed.ST FILE PHOTO
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He worked for Volks Auto, which took over $3.6m from clients
Amir Hussain
An employee of a car dealership, which shut its doors after allegedly collecting over $3.6 million from more than 100 buyers without delivering the cars, was charged with abetment to cheat yesterday.
Koh Chek Seng, 33, did not enter a plea to his single charge of conspiring with Volks Auto owner Alvin Loo Mun Yu and another man, Jason Koh Chi Kang, to deceive a customer into believing that the company was able to import and deliver a Toyota Harrier 2.0, thereby dishonestly inducing the victim to pay a $25,500 deposit on July 10 last year.
Koh was remanded for another week at Bedok Police Division to assist in the probe. District Judge Eddy Tham granted the prosecution's application to allow Koh to be taken out for investigations.
The police prosecutor told the court that Koh is believed to have been involved in similar cases of non-delivery of cars and could face more charges at a later date.
Volks Auto made the news a year ago after disgruntled customers gathered outside the parallel importer in MacPherson Road to look for Loo. Some customers also contacted the media to highlight their plight.
Parallel importers such as Volks Auto purchase cars from dealers overseas and sell them in the local market for a profit, typically at prices lower than those charged by authorised dealers.
Drawn by advertised prices that were about $10,000 lower than prevailing rates, customers who were allegedly cheated said they each paid $20,000 to $30,000 in down payments to Volks Auto.
Police later confirmed that Loo left Singapore in early December last year, before customers discovered his business was closed.
Koh's case will be heard again next Wednesday. If convicted of his cheating charge, he faces up to 10 years in jail and a fine.
Former Volks Auto employee charged with conspiring to commit CBT involving $4.6m
People gathering outside Volks Auto. Former employee Koh Chek Seng was charged with conspiring to commit criminal breach of trust. PHOTO: ST FILE
Published Jan 6, 2016, 1:57 pm SGT
Amir Hussain
SINGAPORE - A car dealership employee, who was hauled to court in 2015 to face a charge of abetment to cheat, had his charge amended on Wednesday (Jan 6) to conspiring to commit criminal breach of trust.
Koh Chek Seng, 33, had worked for Volks Auto, which shut its doors after allegedly collecting a few million dollars from more than 100 buyers without delivering the cars.
He is now alleged to have conspired with Volks Auto owner Alvin Loo Mun Yu and another man, Jason Koh Chi Kang, to misappropriate over $4.6 million in deposits between July and October 2014.
Koh was offered bail of $1 million, but he told the court that he could not raise the amount.
The case will be heard again on Jan 20.
Volks Auto made the news in 2014, after disgruntled customers gathered outside the parallel importer in MacPherson Road in search of Loo. Some customers also contacted the media to highlight their plight.
Parallel importers such as Volks Auto buy cars from dealers abroad and sell them in the local market for a profit, typically at prices lower than those charged by authorised dealers.
Drawn by advertised prices that were about $10,000 lower than prevailing rates, customers who were allegedly cheated said they each paid $20,000 to $30,000 in down payments to Volks Auto.
Police later confirmed that Loo left Singapore in early December 2014, before customers discovered his business was closed.
If convicted of his criminal breach of trust charge, Koh faces life imprisonment, or jail of up to 20 years and a fine.
Volks Auto made the news in 2014 after disgruntled customers gathered outside its premises to look for owner Alvin Loo.ST FILE PHOTO
Published Jan 7, 2016, 5:00 am SGT
Amir Hussain
A car dealership employee, who was hauled to court last year to face a charge of abetment to cheat, yesterday had his charge amended to conspiring to commit criminal breach of trust.
Koh Chek Seng, 33, had worked for Volks Auto, which shut down after allegedly collecting a few million dollars from more than 100 buyers without delivering the cars.
He is now alleged to have conspired with Volks Auto owner Alvin Loo Mun Yu and another man, Jason Koh Chi Kang, to misappropriate over $4.6 million in deposits between July and October 2014.
Koh was offered bail of $1 million, but he told the court he could not raise the amount. The case will be heard again on Jan 20.
Volks Auto made the news in 2014, after disgruntled customers gathered outside the parallel importer's premises in MacPherson Road to look for Loo. Some also contacted the media to highlight their plight.
Parallel importers, such as Volks Auto, buy cars from dealers abroad and sell them here for a profit, typically at prices lower than those charged by authorised dealers. Drawn by advertised prices about $10,000 lower than prevailing rates, the affected customers said they each paid $20,000 to $30,000 in downpayments to Volks Auto.
Police later confirmed that Loo left Singapore in December 2014, before customers discovered his business was closed. If convicted of the criminal breach of trust charge, Koh faces life imprisonment or jail of up to 20 years and a fine.
