Disbarred lawyer accused of CBT, forgery
By Kimberley Spykerman | Posted: 29 August 2012 1649 hrs
SINGAPORE: A recently-disbarred lawyer was charged with 31 counts of criminal breach of trust, as well as one charge of forgery.
The amount of money involved totalled about S$1.4 million.
Raymond Tan Tiong Hian, 44, allegedly misappropriated large sums of money from his firm's clients account between June 2009 and November 2010.
He allegedly did this by transferring the cash to individuals and organisations that were not clients of the firm.
All the transactions involved five-figure sums.
He's also accused of forging a letter that was purportedly issued by the Insolvency and Public Trustee's Office.
Tan, who was disbarred on August 16 for professional misconduct, will be back in court on September 25.
For criminal breach of trust as an agent, Tan could be jailed for life.
For forgery, the maximum penalty is 10 years' jail and a fine.
- CNA/cc
