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M'sian jailed for stealing $50,000


Jun 28, 2010
Jailed for stealing $50,000

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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> A CERTIS Cisco vault assistant, who was in charge of keeping cash boxes and helped himself to $50,000, was jailed 1 1/2 years on Monday. Lim Ming Yao pleaded guilty in a district court to stealing the money and taking it to Malaysia. The court heard that the 19-year-old started work at Certis Cisco in April. As the vault assistant, the Malaysian was to assist the vault custodian in issuing and receiving these boxes containing cash for automated teller machines or holding the cash earnings of retail businesses.

On June 5, Lim cut open a box in the inner sanctum of the vault at the Certis Cisco Secure Logistics centre in Jalan Afifi and stuffed the money in his jeans pocket and later placed the money in a sling bag. After his shift ended at 7am the next day, Lim signed out taking the sling bag full of money, and crossed over to Johor after 8am. Certis Cisco reported the theft on June 9 - four days after the offence. However, within weeks, Lim was tired of life on the run and surrendered himself with $41,150 and RM900 (S$380) on him.

Asking District Judge Lee Poh Choo for a lenient sentence, Lim said that he surrendered himself because he realised his mistake. The Malaysian was jailed 1 1/2 years for stealing from his employer and jailed nine months for moving criminal proceeds amounting to $50,000 out of the country. As the sentences were ordered to run together, he will have to serve only 1 1/2 years in jail.

 

[Cao Pi]

S.African casino cheat jailed


Jun 29, 2010
S.African casino cheat jailed

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A SOUTH African businessman who cheated a casino of $14,000 last month was jailed for seven months on Tuesday. Sibongile Arthur Mgxashe, 33, admitted to deceiving dealers on duty at the roulette table at Resorts World Sentosa casino by intentionally placing chips worth $200 on the winning bets after the results were announced on May 20 and 21. On both occasions, he received a payout of chips worth $7,000.

A district court heard that Mgxashe arrived here on May 16 to buy clothes for his business in South Africa. He left for Genting Highlands, Malaysia on the same day, and returned two days later after having lost US$2,000 playing blackjack and roulette. As a result, he decided to 'past post' - which entails placing a bet on the winning number after it has been called - to recoup some losses.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Gay Hui Yi told District Judge Thian Yee Sze that there were aggravating factors in this case. The offences, she said, were pre-meditated and the total amount involved was $31,525, of which only $8,032 had been recovered. Three charges of theft and one of attempted cheating were taken into consideration. Mgxashe could have been jailed for up to 10 years and fined for each count of cheating.

 

[Shin Orochi]

8 Vietnamese arrested in connection with theft from shops


8 Vietnamese arrested in connection with theft from shops
By Surekha A Yadav | Posted: 30 June 2010 2340 hrs
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SINGAPORE : Eight Vietnamese have been arrested in connection with theft from shops.

Police believe they are part of a theft syndicate behind a spate of cases committed at various shopping centres in Singapore.

They were caught red-handed by police officers who were lying in wait for them on Tuesday afternoon in Orchard Road.

Police recovered stolen items such as branded apparel and handbags.

More items were later recovered from a unit in Geylang which the suspects were staying at.

The stolen items had a total retail value of about S$41,000.

Police believe the four men and four women would steal from retail outlets by distracting the sales staff.

They would then leave the shopping centre to hand over the loot to another suspect waiting outside the building.

Police said the suspect who received the loot would keep the items in a bag.

The eight suspects, who are between 23 and 40 years old, will be charged in court on Thursday. - CNA/ms

 

[Cao Pi]

M'sian with forged ICs jailed


Jul 5, 2010
M'sian with forged ICs jailed

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A MALAYSIAN woman caught having forged Singapore identity cards and work passes in her handbag at Woodlands checkpoint was jailed for three months on Monday. Sim Yock Hong, 43, an assistant supervisor, admitted to having five forged NRIC and 11 forged S pass cards bearing six foreigners' names on April 13.

The court heard that she was in financial debts due to loans she had taken from illegal moneylenders in her hometown. Unable to pay her debts, one of the loansharks offered her RM500 (S$216) to deliver some forged documents to Singapore to offset her debts. On April 12, she received some forged documents and pages of biodata from her letterbox at home to be delivered the next day.

The items were seized upon her arrest the next day and found to have been forged. She could have been fined up to $10,000 or jailed and/or jailed for up to 10 years for the forged IC offence. For having forged work pass, she could have been fined up to $15,000 and/or jailed for up to 12 months.

 

[Cao Pi]

Maid jailed for theft, lying


Jul 5, 2010
Maid jailed for theft, lying

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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> AN INDONESIAN maid who stole from her employer's mother-in-law twice and blamed the ex-maid was jailed for 10 months on Monday. On May 27, Desi Kurnia Dewi, 23, was found unconscious in the flat with two wooden chairs on top of her by her employer's mother-in-law, Madam Chan Har Mooi, 68. The maid, who had earlier stolen foreign currencies and jewellery from the victim, claimed that she was assaulted by ex-maid Siti Mariah before she lost consciousness.

Siti Mariah was arrested and remanded for two weeks. Further investigation showed that she staged the robbery after forcing open the drawer to steal valuables. She caused some bruises to her arms and pretended to have passed out. On June 11, she handed $500 to Madam Chan and asked her to buy an air ticket for her to go home, claiming her family members had sent her the money.

Suspicious, Madam Chan checked and found $2,888 missing from a red box in a drawer. In her statement to the police, she again alleged that Siti Mariah had instigated her to steal. Desi could have been jailed for up to seven years and fined for theft as a servant. For giving false information to the police, she could have been jailed for up to one year and/or fined up to $5,000.

 

[khunking]

The Replacement Runner

Vietnamese man gets 15 lashes for harassing debtors in Singapore
Last updated: 7/3/2010 10:20

A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to 22 months in prison and 15 lashes for harassing debtors in Singapore, according to the Singaporean General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.

Mai Thanh Tai, 22, was convicted of having violated the Moneylenders Act of Singapore at a hearing on June 28, a press release issued Friday by the consulate said.

Singapore Police Force said Tai entered the country on May 26 as a tourist. He was arrested on June 2 in front of an apartment on Clementi Avenue 1 carrying paints, paint brushes and records of debts.

Investigations later showed that Tai had harassed debtors in different areas at least six times. He had been hired by a friend in Vietnam and paid 30 SGD (US$21.53) per harassment, according to the press release.

Reported by Thanh Nien staff

 

[Cao Pi]

Maid goes berserk, attacks teen


Jul 6, 2010
Maid goes berserk, attacks teen

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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> AN INDONESIAN maid went berserk and attacked the agent's teenage daughter when her boss was out. Utami, 25, who arrived here on March 1, had been staying with the maid agency owner since March 9 after running away from her employer's workplace. On March 16, she stayed back with the owner's 15-year-old daughter at the condominium in Bangkit Road in Bukit Panjang after complaining of being unwell.

She was later found sitting on the second-floor kitchen ledge but the teenager managed to get her to come down with the help of a security officer. Later, while the girl was in her room, Utami attacked her and threatened her with a knife.

She also used a glass mug to hit the victim on the head, bound her to a chair and blindfolded her before fleeing. She was arrested on May 7. On Tuesday she was jailed five months for criminal intimidation, causing hurt and wrongfully restraining the victim and remaining here for 46 days after her work permit had been cancelled.

 

[Medusa]

PeeR engineer on molest trial


Jul 6, 2010
Engineer on molest trial

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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> AN INFORMATION technology engineer is now in court for attempting to outrage the modesty of a doctor. Pham Thai Ha, 30, is accused of holding her shoulders and trying to kiss her while being treated for a rash on a finger in June last year. He is also alleged to have used criminal force on her by holding her left hand and pulling her towards him during the same consultation.

The Vietnamese national and Singapore permanent resident is denying both charges. The court has ordered that the identity of the doctor not be revealed. On the first day of the trial on Tuesday, a district court heard that Pham, then working for StarHub, came to the clinic at 2.40pm on June 6 last year. She was the only doctor at the clinic then. Testifying, the doctor said that after she had prescribed antibiotic cream for the rash on Pham's finger, he complained about a rash on his buttocks.

She told him to remove his clothes for an examination but found no rash. The doctor alleged that he had an erection and it was then he reached for her left hand and tried to tug it towards him. She said she pulled away and told him to dress while she went to her table to write the case notes. After putting on his clothes, he went behind her, put his hands on her shoulders, leaned down and said that he liked her very much. He then tried to kiss her, she said. Pham is represented by lawyer P.E. Ashokan. The trial is set for three days.

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[Medusa]

Two immigration offenders caught trying to leave S'pore


Two immigration offenders caught trying to leave S'pore
By Mustafa Shafawi | Posted: 06 July 2010 1853 hrs
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SINGAPORE : Two immigration offenders were caught trying to leave Singapore illegally last week.

A Bangladesh national was found hiding inside the speaker box in the boot of a Malaysia-registered car at the Woodlands Checkpoint last Thursday.

The Bangladeshi, the driver and passenger were arrested and are currently under investigation for their offences.

Both the driver and passenger admitted to abetting the illegal departure of the male Bangladesh national.

The immigration offender had agreed to pay an unknown middleman S$1,000 if he was successfully conveyed out of the country.

The driver and his friend were only promised S$150 each to help convey the Bangladesh national out of Singapore illegally.

A day later, another immigration offender, an Indian national was found in the boot of a Malaysia-registered car, hiding in an over-sized speaker box.

The Malaysian driver, a Singapore work permit holder, revealed that an unknown middleman had brokered the deal and he was told to pick up the Indian national at the Kranji MRT station.

He had agreed to convey the immigration offender out of the country for a sum of S$300 as he faced financial difficulties.

The Indian national had decided to leave Singapore as he could not find employment. He had agreed to pay a sum of S$1,500 to the unknown middleman if he was conveyed out of Singapore successfully.

The vehicles used in committing the offences have been detained and are liable to forfeiture.

- CNA/al

 

[khunking]

Press Trust Of India

Dhaka, July 07, 2010
First Published: 11:32 IST(7/7/2010)
Last Updated: 11:33 IST(7/7/2010)



Khaleda Zia's son charged in $3 mn bribe case


Bangladesh's anti-corruption watchdog on Wednesday charged former premier Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Rahman in a $3 million bribe case linked to a power plant contract inked during the 2001-2006 BNP-led government.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted the chargesheet against 44-year-old Rahman, now living in Britain since his release from jail on bail in 2008, along with his controversial business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun for siphoning off the amount to a Singapore Bank, officials said on Wednesday.
The anti-graft watchdog alleged that they received the bribe in exchange for awarding of an 80-megawatt power plant contract to a private company during the 2001-2006 government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
ACC filed the case in October 2009 and submitted the chargesheet after investigations today amid growing speculation that Rahman was "preparing grounds" for his return to the country.
It came a day after Rahman held a close-door meeting in London with party leaders.
Both Rahman and Mamun are facing at least 14 pending graft and criminal charges mainly lodged during the earlier interim government under emergency rules as part of a massive anti-graft campaign.
Rahman had obtained a bail from High Court on medical grounds after spending a year in jail.
Media reports have indicated that Rahman, was "preparing grounds" for his return home.
Rahman's relatively low-profile younger brother Arafat Rahman Koko too was accused of graft by ACC in November last year for allegedly siphoning off 2.9 million Singaporean dollars and nearly $1 million out of the country.
The ACC carried out the investigations against Koko, now living in Bangkok. The government teamed up with the authorities in the United States and Britain to recover an estimated $200 million stashed by him and several other high-profile suspects in Singapore banks.
Singaporean authorities earlier froze assets worth $1.6 million associated with a company Koko established in 2004.
Both Rahman and Koko were arrested under emergency rules during the interim government. They were released on bail for treatment abroad just ahead of the landmark December 29, 2008 general elections which brought to power Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League with three fourths majority.



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[khunking]

3 convicted of casino theft

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</TD></TR><TR><TD class="marginbottom8 padlrt10">TWO men and a woman were convicted of theft of gaming chips from casinos on Wednesday.
Carpenter Chen ShuChun, 39, was jailed for two weeks after he admitted to stealing two pieces of $100 chips from Mr Tan Wee Soon, 63, at Marina Bay Sands casino on June 25. A magistrate's court heard that the victim was playing roulette when he went to sit on a chair in between another roulette table where he had also placed his bet.
Chen, a Chinese national, took the opportunity to shift Mr Tan's $200 bet from the red colour box to the third column bet without consent. The victim found his winning bet and the $400 chips he was supposed to get missing and informed the croupier.
Meanwhile, Chen had claimed his winning of $600 from the third column bet and left. He subsequently gambled away the money. He was arrested on July 5 at the casino.
In the same court, another Chinese national Qu Lihua, 43, a study mama, was fined a total of $6,000 for theft of gaming chips worth $1,000 and $750 from two men at Resorts World Sentosa casino on May 18 and June 10 respectively.


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[Yuan Shao]

Jul 8, 2010
Jailed for gaming chip theft

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A CHINESE national was jailed for four weeks on Thursday for stealing $50 worth of gaming chips at Marina Bay Sands casino. Zhao Zhifu, 24, a chef, faced 10 charges of stealing the chips from an unknown woman within 30 minutes on June 30 at the casino.

He admitted to three counts and had the rest of the charges considered during his sentencing. The court heard that he went to the casino on June 29 evening and lost $400 within three hours. He rested at the casino as he did not have enough money to take a cab home.

Between 5.44am and 6.13am, he stole on 10 separate occasions from an unknown patron, who was not paying attention to her wagers as she was wagering at two roulette tables. He had gambled away seven pieces of $5 chips, leaving him with three pieces. He could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined for theft.

 

[youallhumsup]

M'sian and PRC arrested


Jul 8, 2010
M'sian mum-to-be arrested

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A HEAVILY pregnant woman was arrested for trying to smuggle an immigration offender out of Singapore in her car. When the Malaysia-registered saloon car pulled into the Woodlands Checkpoint for departure clearance on Monday, officers' suspicion was aroused by the lone woman driver's edginess and apprehension.

The officers did not think that the visible discomfort was due to her pregnancy and directed her car to the inspection area for checks.
Nothing was found inside the car. But when she was asked to open the car boot, the ICA officers found an 'unannounced' passenger. Both the driver and her 'passenger' were arrested.

Chia Kiu Lim, 29, a Malaysian, later admitted to abetting the illegal departure of 43-year-old Wei Cai Hong from China. Chia claimed that she was approached by a Malaysian man whom she knew only as 'uncle' to help sneak immigration offenders out of Singapore illegally, and that she had separated from her husband and was in financial difficulties.

She met the man at the Kranji MRT where he handed over Wei and $700 to her. Chia then drove to Woodlands Town Centre with Wei and asked the latter to hide inside the car boot before they headed for the Woodlands Checkpoint.

Wei further claimed that she had sought help from her Chinese friend to depart Singapore illegally through a Malaysian middleman for $2,000. Wei was charged on Wednesday and jailed 12 weeks and fined $2,500. Chia's case will come up next week.

 

[Shin Orochi]

Casino card thief fined $1,500


Jul 9, 2010
Casino card thief fined $1,500

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A CHINESE national working here visited the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino on May 23 and stole someone else's RWS membership card from the baccarat table. Yan Wenbing, 26, a mechanic, then used the points in the card to buy seven packets of cigarettes and a meal of herbal soup from four outlets at the resort. A staff member at the fifth outlet noticed that Yan did not look at all like the picture on the card and the game was up. On Friday, Yan was fined a total of $1,500 for theft and two counts of cheating.

Two other cheating charges and a third for attempted cheating were taken into consideration by the judge for the purposes of sentencing. A district court heard that the card belongs to 26-year-old Teo Wee Sim, a Malaysian studying here. Yan helped himself to Mr Teo's membership card when the croupier was busy returning cards to other players. Yan paid the fine. For theft of the card, Yan could have been fined and/or jailed up to three years. For cheating, he could also be fined and/or jailed up to one year.

 

[Cao Pi]

Underage M'sian gambler fined


Jul 14, 2010
Underage M'sian gambler fined

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Tey Chin Wei was fined $3,000 by a district court on Wednesday. His father, a farmer, who came down to attend the hearing, paid the fine. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN

AN 18-YEAR-OLD Malaysian sneaked into the Marina Bay Sands casino on May 2, lost nearly all of his money and ended up stealing the handbag of a woman at the roulette table. Tey Chin Wei was fined $3,000 by a district court on Wednesday. His father, a farmer, who came down to attend the hearing, paid the fine.

Tey, who works as a hair stylist here, looks younger than his actual age and the court was not told how he managed to enter the casino at 4pm on May 1. Guests must be 21 or older. In the ensuing 10 hours, he gambled away nearly $800. At about 2am, he noticed Madam Tan Hwee Leng, 38, had placed her handbag behind her on the seat of her chair.

She was playing roulette and would stand up to place her bets. She would also slip the chips she won into the handbag. At about 2.15am, she realised her handbag was missing. The bag, worth $5,000, was later found in a men's toilet. Missing from it was $600 in cash, $600 in casino chips and an Apple iPhone valued at $1,200.

Casino staff called the police. In the meantime, casino security officer Tan Tua Boo noticed that Tey looked much too young and checked his age. He then escorted the Malaysian out of the casino after recording his particulars.

Later, Mr Tan realised that Tey could be the thief when he saw footage of the closed circuit television cameras for the roulette section. The security officer handed the suspect's name and address to the police and the Malaysian was picked up the same day.

 

[chowka]

M'sian caught for smuggling


Jul 16, 2010
M'sian caught for smuggling

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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> A MALAYSIAN has been arrested for trying to smuggle a Bangladeshi national out of Singapore through the Woodlands Checkpoint. The arrest on Tuesday was the fourth such attempt within the last fortnight and the fifth in the past month at the Woodlands Checkpoint.

The unemployed 24-year-old Malaysian driver admitted to abetting the illegal departure of 35-year old Bangladeshi national, Hashem Mir, who had overstayed in Singapore. Hashem was charged in Court on Thursday and was jailed for six weeks and ordered to be caned four strokes.

 

[General Veers]

Viet loanshark runner held


Jul 22, 2010
Viet loanshark runner held

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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> A 31-YEAR-OLD Vietnamese man has been arrested for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. On Wednesday, officers from Tanglin Police Division were conducting an ambush at Bishan when they spotted a man behaving suspiciously.

Officers conducted a check on the man and found loanshark-related paraphernalia such as notes, eight cans of paint, three markers and two bicycle locks in his possession. The man was arrested and will be charged in Court on Thursday.

 

[Cao Pi]

Loansharking: Taiwanese arrested


Jul 23, 2010
Loansharking: Taiwanese arrested

A 25-YEAR-OLD Taiwanese man was arrested on Thursday morning for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. Officers from Tanglin Police Division were conducting an ambush at Toa Payoh when they spotted a man loitering suspiciously in the vicinity.

They conducted a check on the man and found loanshark-related paraphernalia such as notes with writings, which were suspected to be addresses of harassment sites, two markers as well as tube of black paint in his possession.

The man was subsequently placed under arrest for suspected involvement in loansharking activities and the items were seized as case exhibits. The suspect will be charged in court on Friday.

 

[Taishi Ci]

Ferried stolen cables, jailed


Jul 23, 2010
Ferried stolen cables, jailed

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IN AUGUST last year, a Comfort taxi driver picked up a Myanmar national in Sungei Kadut. During the journey, the foreigner asked if the cabby would be interested in transporting some wires late at night. A deal was struck for a fee of $100. On Friday, Ng Bee Hoo, 58, was jailed 1 1/2 months for helping to dispose of stolen property.

The Myanmar national is still at large. A district court heard that at 11pm on March 5 this year, the foreign worker called and instructed Ng to pick him up at the bus stop opposite Fairfield Secondary School along Dover Road at 3am, and then head to the nearby Circle Line construction site.

There, the Myanmar man and two accomplices started loading copper cables into the booth and the rear passenger compartment of the taxi. Ng was then told to drive the Myanmar man and the cables to a trading company at Kallang Bahru. However, while driving towards the Ayer Rajah Expressway, they encountered a police roadblock along Clementi Road.

The taxi halted some distance away and the foreign worker hopped out and fled. Police officers approached the cab and found the copper cables worth more than $7,000. Ng admitted that he was aware the cables were stolen. He could have been jailed for up to five years and/or fined up to $10,000.

 

[chowka]

M'sian charged with sexual grooming


Man charged with sexual grooming

by Leong Wee Keat
05:55 AM Jul 23, 2010

<script type="text/javascript"> var fontIndex = 2; var fontSize = new Array('0.63em', '0.69em', '0.75em', '0.88em', '1em', '1.13em'); </script> SINGAPORE - A 25-year-old Malaysian was charged in a district court yesterday with allegedly befriending and grooming a 13-year-old girl for the purpose of having sex with her.

Poong Foo Yun is accused of chatting with the girl online via the MSN portal on Oct 11, 2008. A month before, Poong is alleged to have met the girl on Sept 4 and allegedly made her expose her breasts to him.

He allegedly returned the next day and again asked her to expose her breasts and made her perform an obscene act on herself.

If convicted of sexual grooming, Poong could be jailed up to three years and fined.

The maximum sentence for making a child perform an obscene act is a $5,000 fine and a two-year jail term.

He can also be jailed up to 10 years and fined for making her perform the obscene act on herself. Besides these charges, Poong is also accused of possessing five obscene films on his computer. He will next appear in court on Aug 16.

Leong Wee Keat