Year 2005

Tag: Crime

Online Pimp Send To Jailed For 5 Years

Thursday, 10th January 2013

Online Pimp, 39-year-old Tang Boon Thiew, admitted to committing 20 charges, including abetting the prostitute's activities and living off her earnings, as well as starting the vice ring in 2010. Pimp Tang was sentenced to four years and 10 months in jail and fined S$90,000. A further 82 charges will be taken into consideration for sentencing. The court heard that he obtained 82 bookings for a 17 years old call girl (cum polytechnic student) and received about 50 per cent of her earnings. She had been paid between $450 and $850 per booking.


Genneva Gold Office Raided

Monday, 1st October 2012

On the 1st of October 2012, Genneva Gold was raided by both the authorities in Malaysia and Singapore for suspected offences including illegal deposit taking, money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance, false description (misrepresentations), appointment of agents without licence, and failing to lodge statutory documents.


Law Professor In Sex Scandal

Friday, 27th July 2012

A National University of Singapore (NUS) law professor who allegedly gave his student prime grades in exchange for sex is under investigation.


City Harvest Church Founder Charged

Wednesday, 25th July 2012

City Harvest Church (CHC) founder Kong Hee and five other CHC members were charged in court for alleged misuse of church funds. Kong, 47, faced three charges for committing criminal breach of trust as an agent of CHC and for allegedly misappropriating about $24 million from CHC's building funds for unauthorised use. His right hand man, Tan Ye Peng, 39, faced ten charges. A church board member, John Lam Leng Hung, 44, faced three charges. The church finance manager Sharon Tan Shao Yuen, 37 faced seven charges. Serina Wee, 35, chruch ex-finance chief and Chew Eng Han, 52, church ex-investment manager faces ten charges each. Each charge carries the maximum punishment of life imprisonment and a fine. The court has allowed Kong Hee to travel overseas for pastoral purposes. His bail was set at S$1 million.


MOE Scholar Jailed

Monday, 9th July 2012

Jonathan Wong Wai Kheong, aged 25, was five years' jail. Jonathan Wong was a former Ministry of Education scholar who was caught having sexual offences with an underage (15-year old) girl. Earlier, Wong, was caught for possessing child pornography in Britain, was expelled by the University of York and had his scholarship revoked in 2010.


Profitable Plots Shamed

Tuesday, 27th March 2012

Two Britons, Timothy Nicholas Goldring (58-year-old) and John Andrew Nordmann (53-year-old) along with his Singaporean wife (44-year-old) were directors of investment firm Profitable Plots Pte Ltd (UEN:200502453D) of Prince Edward Road. They were charged with conspiring to cheat investors of US$2.4 million.


DBS ATM Breached Again

Thursday, 23rd February 2012

Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) has been hit by another round of unauthorised ATM withdrawals. 17 DBS customers were affected and they lost nearly S$25,000. According to the Bank, on 19 February, the bank received calls from a handful of customers who were alerted to unauthorised ATM withdrawals in Singapore, after receiving real-time SMS alerts from the bank.


Orchard Road Snatch Theft Caught

Thursday, 9th February 2012

Police have arrested a 22-year-old man who is behind a series of snatch theft committed around Orchard Road for the last three months. The victims' mobile phones or handbags being snatched while they were walking or waiting for bus along Orchard Road. He was arrested at a public car park behind Wheelock Place in a police stakeout.


Man Caught Trying To Smuggle Another Man

Wednesday, 1st February 2012

A 21-year-old Malaysian man who tried to smuggle a 37-year-old Bangladeshi overstayer out of Singapore was caught at the Woodlands Checkpoint. His Malaysia-registered car, a black MPV, was seized. The Malaysian man said he was to be paid S$1,000 on completing the job.


Civil Defence Chief Suspended

Wednesday, 25th January 2012

Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) commissioner Peter Benedict Lim Sin Pang, age 51, was removed from his position following allegations of "serious personal misconduct". Mr Lim was placed on leave from his duty and interdicted from their duties with immediate effect pending disciplinary proceedings.


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