Serious Former Deputy Director Of LTA Charged With $1.24M Corruption! Guess Race!

[JohnTan]

SINGAPORE - A former deputy group director of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) was charged on Friday (July 24) with corruption involving $1.24 million in loans from contractors and sub-contractors.

Henry Foo Yung Thye, 46, who had a gambling habit and had chalked up debts, allegedly obtained gratification in the form of loans from contractors and sub-contractors of the LTA between 2014 and 2019.

Sometime early last year, the Singaporean also allegedly attempted to obtain gratification in the form of a loan of around $30,000 from a sub-contractor of the LTA in order to advance its business interest with the agency.


Foo also allegedly cheated his colleagues at the LTA into extending him loans totalling about $726,500, by dishonestly concealing from them that the loans were intended to service his gambling habit and debts.

In total, he faces 36 charges. Six individuals and a company who provided Foo with the loans to advance their business interests were also charged on Friday.

The individuals are: Chinese national Cai Jungang, 56, director of Tritech Engineering & Testing (Singapore); Singaporean Zhang Xihu, 52, director of MEPT Engineering; Singaporean Pay Teow Heng, 52, director of Tiong Seng Contractors; Singaporean Pek Lian Guan, 55, managing director of Tiong Seng Contractors; Korean national Ro Sungyoung, 48, project manager of Daewoo Engineering & Construction; and Korean national Kim Young-Gyu, 51, project director of Daewoo Engineering & Construction.

China Railway Tunnel Group's Singapore branch (CRTG) was also charged with three counts of corruptly giving gratification in the form of loans of about $220,000 to Foo as an inducement to advance the company's business interest with the LTA.

Meanwhile, another individual was also charged on Friday in relation to offences involving the payments from CRTG.

Singaporean Chen Xuguang, 53, was director of Tong Sheng Construction & Trading when he allegedly abetted the falsification of Tong Sheng invoices as a sub-contractor of CRTG.

Anyone who is convicted of a corruption offence can be fined up to $100,000 or jailed for up to five years, or both.

If the offence is related to a matter or contract with the Government or a public body, the maximum jail term for each offence can be increased to seven years' jail.

Those who are convicted of cheating or the falsification of accounts can be fined and jailed up to 10 years.

In a statement, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said Singapore adopts a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption and fraud.

It added that it looks into all corruption complaints and reports, including anonymous ones.

The Straits Times has contacted the LTA for more information.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-charged-with-corruption-involving-12-million

 

[zhihau]

He not getting high pay, that’s why corrupted.

 

[Leongsam]

Yes the PAP should have paid him more in order to prevent this sort of corruption. However has taken over his job should have his/her pay doubled or tripled to ensure that it does not happen again.

 

[Pinkieslut]

Hainanese Race?

 

[zeddy]

I'm not surprised. Some of these fucktard fatcats LTA Project Managers and project directors many of them are pally with their sub contractors. And there's a reason why LTA always accept the lowest tender from bidding contractors. LTA would always say it's public money, so the need to save cost by accepting low tender and at the same time expecting their appointed contactor to do a good job. But behind all these wayang low tenders, LTA project managers and directors are sometimes invited for drinks and entertainment by their contactors. And many of these LTA managers behave like big tyrants towards their contactors and the lowly sub con workers.This case is just the tip of the iceberg. CPIB if have the balls should do major cleansing of this toxic organisation.

 

[songsongjurong]

where got enough !!! Accordin PAP Money Mantra, need at least $50k monthly for diginity.

Deputy Director salaries at Land Transport Authority can range from $10,995-$11,822. This estimate is based upon 1 Land Transport Authority Deputy Director salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods

 

[songsongjurong]

consultant for rubbish bin alrEady $400,000/- WITHOUT THE BIN ! ADD $470K FOR THE BIN !!!!

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/bin-centre-was-a-complicated-project-nac

The National Arts Council (NAC) has explained the high fees paid to consultants of a centralised refuse collection project in the Civic District, saying it was "not a simple bin centre to build".

There were many technical challenges to consider, as well as the need to ensure traffic nearby was smooth and the buildings were conserved, it said on Government website Factually, which aims to correct misinformation posted online.

The $410,000 it paid for a study on the project alone is nearly 90 per cent of the cost of actually building the bin centre, which was another $470,000.

 

[birdie69]

consultant for rubbish bin alrEady $400,000/- WITHOUT THE BIN ! ADD $470K FOR THE BIN !!!!

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/bin-centre-was-a-complicated-project-nac

The National Arts Council (NAC) has explained the high fees paid to consultants of a centralised refuse collection project in the Civic District, saying it was "not a simple bin centre to build".

There were many technical challenges to consider, as well as the need to ensure traffic nearby was smooth and the buildings were conserved, it said on Government website Factually, which aims to correct misinformation posted online.

The $410,000 it paid for a study on the project alone is nearly 90 per cent of the cost of actually building the bin centre, which was another $470,000.

I thought this is already the lowest quote received by Grace Fool

 

[laksaboy]

I thought high pay, especially if pegged to the private sector, eliminates corruption?

 

[laksaboy]

where got enough !!! Accordin PAP Money Mantra, need at least $50k monthly for diginity.

Deputy Director salaries at Land Transport Authority can range from $10,995-$11,822. This estimate is based upon 1 Land Transport Authority Deputy Director salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods

Same shit. Don't forget the Brompton bike scandal.

 

[swissbank]

where got enough !!! Accordin PAP Money Mantra, need at least $50k monthly for diginity.

Deputy Director salaries at Land Transport Authority can range from $10,995-$11,822. This estimate is based upon 1 Land Transport Authority Deputy Director salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods

$10k - $11k per month where not enough?
Should paid him 100k per month then our Minister salary can up 500k per month mah.

 

[laksaboy]

They also had a propaganda feel-good video removed some time after the scandal. Because the video featured Henry Foo.

 

[Loofydralb]

He is not corrupt. He is just emulating what he saw happened during the HPL saga.
Parliament will find him blameless.

 

[JohnTan]

Surely you can't blame PAP for individual cases of corruption. There isn't a culture of widespread corruption in Singapore. Individual cases of corruption is clamped down upon swiftly.

 

[zhihau]

He is not corrupt. He is just emulating what he saw happened during the HPL saga.
Parliament will find him blameless.

He neither MP nor minsterial calibre, what Parliament route you talking about?

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

How much is this bastard getting paid per month? Easily $12k?

 

[GoldenDragon]

I'm not surprised. Some of these fucktard fatcats LTA Project Managers and project directors many of them are pally with their sub contractors. And there's a reason why LTA always accept the lowest tender from bidding contractors. LTA would always say it's public money, so the need to save cost by accepting low tender and at the same time expecting their appointed contactor to do a good job. But behind all these wayang low tenders, LTA project managers and directors are sometimes invited for drinks and entertainment by their contactors. And many of these LTA managers behave like big tyrants towards their contactors and the lowly sub con workers.This case is just the tip of the iceberg. CPIB if have the balls should do major cleansing of this toxic organisation.

Absolutely agree - tip of the iceberg. If no corruption, I worry. Fairprice purchases are well-known for ‘commissions’ too.

 

[ckmpd]

He not getting high pay, that’s why corrupted.

Many singaporeans, except the pap, know high pay does not prevent corruption. It is a character flaw, not lack of money, that causes corruption. Some character flaws go for money, some go for sex. Has pap forgotten Wee Toon Boon, Teh Cheang Wan, Michael Palmer, Steve Tan, TEL, etc? Go guess who is TEL

 

[GoldenDragon]

Many singaporeans, except the pap, know high pay does not prevent corruption. It is a character flaw, not lack of money, that causes corruption. Some character flaws go for money, some go for sex. Has pap forgotten Wee Toon Boon, Teh Cheang Wan, Michael Palmer, Steve Tan, TEL, etc? Go guess who is TEL

Tan Eng Liang.

 

[shittypore]

The high pay was for all too rally behind his CAQ son when he kick the bucket, the only way the rest don't kick CAQ out of PAP.