for thieves to break in and steal?
Aug 3, 2009
2nd ex-cop admits role
By Elena Chong
AN AUXILIARY police officer received $800,000 from a colleague who had earlier stolen $2 million from his employer, a court heard.
On Monday, Tan Chee Wey, 41, admitted to receiving stolen property from Stanley Ong Beng Hock, 28, at a toilet of a Kallang hawker centre on April 12. (09).
Tan, then a Certis Cisco police constable, also admitted to moving $797,369 out of Singapore at Woodlands checkpoint and moving the money into Singapore without giving a report to an authorised officer.
Under the law, anyone who moves out or into Singapore cash of more than $30,000 must make a declaration in a prescribed form.
The court heard that Ong, who was recently jailed seven years for his crimes, was on duty at the cash processing centre in Certis Cisco Centre 1 in Jalan Afifi when he stole $2 million.
During lunch break, Ong retrieved the $2 million he had hidden behind a sofa in the rest room and left the building.
As arranged, he met Tan at the hawker centre toilet and handed over a plastic bag with $800,000 in $1,000 notes to him.
Ong revealed that he had just stolen cash from Certis Cisco and made a pact with Tan to use the money to pay off Ong's debts on his behalf.
In return, Ong promised him 10 per cent of the money as commission.
Before parting, they arranged to meet at Johor Baru that evening.
Tan used part of the money to pay his utility and cellphone bills as well as a loan.
Feeling uneasy about being entrusted with so much cash, he decided to return the remainder of more than $700,000 to Ong, who was already in Malaysia.
That afternoon, while in Johor Baru with $797,369, Ong called and told him he had left for Kuala Lumpur. Tan then returned to Singapore with the cash and was subsequently arrested.
The case was adjourned to Aug 14 for him to pay back $5,243, which is still outstanding.
Aug 3, 2009
2nd ex-cop admits role
By Elena Chong
AN AUXILIARY police officer received $800,000 from a colleague who had earlier stolen $2 million from his employer, a court heard.
On Monday, Tan Chee Wey, 41, admitted to receiving stolen property from Stanley Ong Beng Hock, 28, at a toilet of a Kallang hawker centre on April 12. (09).
Tan, then a Certis Cisco police constable, also admitted to moving $797,369 out of Singapore at Woodlands checkpoint and moving the money into Singapore without giving a report to an authorised officer.
Under the law, anyone who moves out or into Singapore cash of more than $30,000 must make a declaration in a prescribed form.
The court heard that Ong, who was recently jailed seven years for his crimes, was on duty at the cash processing centre in Certis Cisco Centre 1 in Jalan Afifi when he stole $2 million.
During lunch break, Ong retrieved the $2 million he had hidden behind a sofa in the rest room and left the building.
As arranged, he met Tan at the hawker centre toilet and handed over a plastic bag with $800,000 in $1,000 notes to him.
Ong revealed that he had just stolen cash from Certis Cisco and made a pact with Tan to use the money to pay off Ong's debts on his behalf.
In return, Ong promised him 10 per cent of the money as commission.
Before parting, they arranged to meet at Johor Baru that evening.
Tan used part of the money to pay his utility and cellphone bills as well as a loan.
Feeling uneasy about being entrusted with so much cash, he decided to return the remainder of more than $700,000 to Ong, who was already in Malaysia.
That afternoon, while in Johor Baru with $797,369, Ong called and told him he had left for Kuala Lumpur. Tan then returned to Singapore with the cash and was subsequently arrested.
The case was adjourned to Aug 14 for him to pay back $5,243, which is still outstanding.
