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Serious [GUESS] What will conman Kong Hee's sentence be on 7/4/2017
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City Harvest appeal: Kong Hee's sentence reduced to 3.5 years
Six City Harvest leaders were in court on Friday to hear the outcomes of their appeals against their convictions and sentences for misappropriating church funds.
SINGAPORE: City Harvest Church founder and senior pastor Kong Hee has had his prison sentence reduced to three years and six months from eight years, while the other five leaders also had their sentences reduced.
The six were in court on Friday (Apr 7) to hear the outcome of their appeal against both their conviction and sentences after being found guilty in October 2015 of misappropriating about S$50 million of church funds.
Former fund manager Chew Eng Han had his six-year sentence lowered three years and fourth months, while deputy pastor Tan Ye Peng had his original five-and-a-half-year sentence cut to three years and two months.
Former finance manager Serina Wee Gek Yin's original five-year sentence was halved to two years and six months, and former finance committee member John Lam Leng Hung's three-year sentence was similarly halved to one year and six months.
Former finance manager Sharon Tan Shao Yuen had her 21-month jail sentence lowered to seven months.
Friday's hearing was the culmination of a five-day appeal heard in September last year by a three-judge panel, including Judge of Appeal Chao Hick Tin and Justices Woo Bih Li and Chan Seng Onn.
UNPRECEDENTED CASE
The City Harvest case is unprecedented. The S$50 million taken from the mega-church’s coffers is the largest amount of charity funds ever misappropriated in Singapore.
The money was used to bankroll the secular music career of the pastor’s wife Sun Ho, without the knowledge of the congregation which is made up of tens of thousands of worshippers who had donated the millions of dollars to the church.
The case is unprecedented also because the millions were “replaced” through a series of sham investments and shady transactions, and the church ultimately suffered no financial loss.
“If this is the largest amount going out the door, it is also unprecedented in that it is the largest amount coming back,” Kong's lawyer Jason Chan had said.
Still, the actions of Kong and the five co-accused were criminal - they effectively took City Harvest Church’s funds into their own hands to use as they pleased, despite them being plainly not authorised to do so, a judge had said.
Although the congregation largely supported Sun Ho’s secular music career - through the church's Crossover Project which aimed to use her music to evangelise - they had no idea that they were footing the bill.
A total of S$24 million of church funds diverted into sham investments was used to bankroll Ms Ho’s budding career and extravagant lifestyle. Another S$26 million of church funds was used to cover up the first amount to fool auditors and to conceal the fact that money from the church’s building fund - a restricted fund set aside for building-related expenses - had been used for an unauthorised purpose.
Six City Harvest leaders were in court on Friday to hear the outcomes of their appeals against their convictions and sentences for misappropriating church funds.
SINGAPORE: City Harvest Church founder and senior pastor Kong Hee has had his prison sentence reduced to three years and six months from eight years, while the other five leaders also had their sentences reduced.
The six were in court on Friday (Apr 7) to hear the outcome of their appeal against both their conviction and sentences after being found guilty in October 2015 of misappropriating about S$50 million of church funds.
Former fund manager Chew Eng Han had his six-year sentence lowered three years and fourth months, while deputy pastor Tan Ye Peng had his original five-and-a-half-year sentence cut to three years and two months.
Former finance manager Serina Wee Gek Yin's original five-year sentence was halved to two years and six months, and former finance committee member John Lam Leng Hung's three-year sentence was similarly halved to one year and six months.
Former finance manager Sharon Tan Shao Yuen had her 21-month jail sentence lowered to seven months.
Friday's hearing was the culmination of a five-day appeal heard in September last year by a three-judge panel, including Judge of Appeal Chao Hick Tin and Justices Woo Bih Li and Chan Seng Onn.
UNPRECEDENTED CASE
The City Harvest case is unprecedented. The S$50 million taken from the mega-church’s coffers is the largest amount of charity funds ever misappropriated in Singapore.
The money was used to bankroll the secular music career of the pastor’s wife Sun Ho, without the knowledge of the congregation which is made up of tens of thousands of worshippers who had donated the millions of dollars to the church.
The case is unprecedented also because the millions were “replaced” through a series of sham investments and shady transactions, and the church ultimately suffered no financial loss.
“If this is the largest amount going out the door, it is also unprecedented in that it is the largest amount coming back,” Kong's lawyer Jason Chan had said.
Still, the actions of Kong and the five co-accused were criminal - they effectively took City Harvest Church’s funds into their own hands to use as they pleased, despite them being plainly not authorised to do so, a judge had said.
Although the congregation largely supported Sun Ho’s secular music career - through the church's Crossover Project which aimed to use her music to evangelise - they had no idea that they were footing the bill.
A total of S$24 million of church funds diverted into sham investments was used to bankroll Ms Ho’s budding career and extravagant lifestyle. Another S$26 million of church funds was used to cover up the first amount to fool auditors and to conceal the fact that money from the church’s building fund - a restricted fund set aside for building-related expenses - had been used for an unauthorised purpose.
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Serina's daughter doing PSLE right? Poor child... *sighs*
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Kangaroo Court Indeed ....
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why did the court go soft and such leniency?
what forces are behind the massive reduction in sentence?
special cell for.KH?
what forces are behind the massive reduction in sentence?
special cell for.KH?
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the court thinks most member ownself want to give, can I say cannot ?
the final sentence is to answer for some members who said who say I want to give .
so is a force of nature this time.
but the current member sure think is special force .
blame it in Kong Hee Oil
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Lanjiao Court ...
SINGAPORE - While needy families were deprived of money meant for them, Chia Kwang Hwee, 33, splurged on luxuries, including spending more than $5,000 on goods from Louis Vuitton boutiques.
For nearly three years, the social service worker pocketed more than $340,000 from the Community Care Endowment Fund (ComCare). He was entrusted with the cash to help the less fortunate.
Chia was generous with himself and his relatives, spending $110,000 on expensive spa and hair salon packages, pricey meals, holidays and branded goods.
He also used about $130,000 to settle debts owed by him and his relatives, and gave family members about $100,000 in cash as gifts.
On Thursday (Dec 22), Chia was sentenced to five years and four months' jail for his crimes.
SINGAPORE - While needy families were deprived of money meant for them, Chia Kwang Hwee, 33, splurged on luxuries, including spending more than $5,000 on goods from Louis Vuitton boutiques.
For nearly three years, the social service worker pocketed more than $340,000 from the Community Care Endowment Fund (ComCare). He was entrusted with the cash to help the less fortunate.
Chia was generous with himself and his relatives, spending $110,000 on expensive spa and hair salon packages, pricey meals, holidays and branded goods.
He also used about $130,000 to settle debts owed by him and his relatives, and gave family members about $100,000 in cash as gifts.
On Thursday (Dec 22), Chia was sentenced to five years and four months' jail for his crimes.
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Stuck a deal to convert his 33k followers to join pap grasslooters
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6 criminals still having a bunch of highly educated and successful professionals followers , I just cannot believe it.
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If acquitted, CHC wills say Allah Akbar. If sentence is reduced like what it's happening now, they will say it's God's will. If sentence gets enhanced, they too will say it's God's will. Maybe God wants them to convert some of the most hardened criminals in Changi.
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Yeah, they are not doing enough to convert those unemployed personnel. Maybe it's deliberate because since if you are unemployed you cannot give 10% tithe every month. So what's the point of having you in the congregation. Serina will not let you hold her slim waist too if she knows you are not a highly successful professional.
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After some further thoughts I know why liao. Those cheebyes high end followers ownself also use underhand means and are secret criminals so criminals support criminals.
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It's networking lah. Young ones go there to beo chiobus, old ones go there to network business, sell insurance etc.
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agreed,the poor low income daft sinkies are mostly in the late 40s to 80s group,they are mostly buddhists and taoists or religiously confused as to which god they are praying to singaporean demographics,tend to be poor in english and have no clue what kong hee is talking about.also tend to give their money away to 4d and SG pools instead.
Christianity is for the up and coming,yuppie 80s and 90s and 00s,yolo
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