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A former NUS prof submitted fake invoices for 6 years, duping the university into "reimbursing" him nearly S$88,400.
He has been jailed. Details:
https://cna.asia/44cdlLj
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Those who approved the payments should also be jailed. No?
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If a cockroach is caught, there could be a lot more hiding somewhere
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(23-04-2024, 12:48 PM)Alice Alicia Wrote: Those who approved the payments should also be jailed. No?
Many people in positions of authority sign off blindly.
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(23-04-2024, 12:50 PM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: If a cockroach is caught, there could be a lot more hiding somewhere
The other cockroaches are shivering now.
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6 years only 88K?
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He thought small amounts won't get caught easily. He's quite right that it took 6 yrs to find out
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(23-04-2024, 01:02 PM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: He thought small amounts won't get caught easily. He's quite right that it took 6 yrs to find out
I am aware of colleagues at my previous companies who padded their expense accounts, but fraud on this scale which involves fake invoices and doctored receipts are easily detected by auditors.