[Bigiron]

Woman in charge of payroll at HR company paid herself over S$119,000, gets jail 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...il-4181101

[K88 shu shu]

enriching herself.

[Ola]

Her former name is Yeow Shi Qi.

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Another Selangor Malaysian who became Fake Singaporean

[Lukongsimi]

Greedy

[red3]

Huat ah

[EvertonDiehard]

enriching herself.

That is utterly foolhardy. How does one expect not to be detected with such an idiotic plan to cheat her own employer?

[Stoki]

enriching herself.

Sounds so familiar. Like the PnP ownselves pay ownselves 

[EvertonDiehard]

Sounds so familiar. Like the PnP ownselves pay ownselves 

When the MIW decide their own salaries, it becomes "legal". It seems like a form of "money laundering" though.

[starbugs]

She didn't manage to escape in time to Melbourne? Can get extended MC there.

[Wy:Nox]

She should have learnt from the Foreigners to cheat the Crow Funding system without any legal liabilities.

[EvertonDiehard]

She didn't manage to escape in time to Melbourne? Can get extended MC there.

Iswaran may escape conviction by disappearing in Australia. That lard ass is too used to the good life, and will not last long in prison. S'pore can do another "Michal Vana" and have Iswaran disappear so that the MIW is never found guilty.  

[EvertonDiehard]

Iswaran may escape conviction by disappearing in Australia. That lard ass is too used to the good life, and will not last long in prison. S'pore can do another "Michal Vana" and have Iswaran disappear so that the MIW is never found guilty.  

Michal Vana was a former footballer who represented S'pore in the Malaysia League and Cup in 1994. As he fled, the case has yet to be concluded. He also broke the law for leaving without answering the charges against him. Vana was charged in court for match-fixing, but fled the country before his case went to trial, despite having his passport impounded by the Court.

[Ola]

Only $20k out of $119k was paid back

The court did not order her to sell her house, car, investments or other assets in Malaysia??

[SeewhatLook]

Malaysian i under
If local better go check your intelligence

[Wy:Nox]

That is utterly foolhardy. How does one expect not to be detected with such an idiotic plan to cheat her own employer?

The employer hired a person with criminal record  is definitely idiotic enough. She got herself a good job doing payroll and paid herself well.

[EvertonDiehard]

The employer hired a person with criminal record  is definitely idiotic enough. She got herself a good job doing payroll and paid herself well.

She did a deed poll to change her name so her previous criminal record went undetected.

[Tee tiong huat]

She did a deed poll to change her name so her previous criminal record went undetected.

(She is very smart for once ) Amanda Yao, a 37yr old S'porean, later turned out to be a repeat offender (But!. Who is the policeman or police woman who caught her) as she had legally changed her name. She was previously known as Yeow Shi Qi.


She was sentenced to two-and-a-half (30 months) years' jail on Friday (Mar 8) for one count of criminal breach of trust as a servant.

A second charge of getting her friend to accept an incoming S$21,000 "bonus" on her behalf before transferring it to her was taken into consideration.

[Tee tiong huat]

That is utterly foolhardy. How does one expect not to be detected with such an idiotic plan to cheat her own employer?

Abudun, (Arr bo then)

[Tee tiong huat]

Abudun, (Arr bo then)

A director of the company lodged a police report in April 2023, saying money had been embezzled. Yao has since made restitution of S$20,000.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Brian Tan said Yao has two related past convictions. In April 2015, she was sentenced to 10 weeks' jail for eight charges of cheating. In June 2020, she was jailed for a week for theft too.

Mr Tan sought 32 to 34 months' jail for Yao, citing the high amount misappropriated spanning eight months. He said there was a "serious abuse of trust" as Yao had the "unfettered right" to make new outgoing transfers as payroll master. Not only did the offence undermine the delivery of financial services, there was also use of deception on her friend Wendy, implicating her, said Mr Tan.

Defence lawyer Ashvin Hariharan of IRB Law took issue with the prosecution's calculation of the suggested jail term.

Prosecution said jail term sought already factored in 30% discount for pleading guilty early, but Mr Ashvin said 30% of 42 mths - the prosecution's starting point - was 29 mths and not 32.

Prosecutor started to say that discount was up to 30%, but judge interjected and said 30& should apply and that it is not discretionary. 

District Judge Wong Li Tein said she considered the high amount misappropriated, the long period of offending and the abuse of position. "Specific deterrence also must apply because obviously the accused has not learnt her lesson despite two incarcerations before," she said.

Mr Ashvin asked for a deferment of four weeks, saying Yao has two children and wishes to spend one of their birthdays with them.

She also has an online business that she wishes to tie up loose ends for before serving the relatively lengthy term, he said.

The judge allowed the deferment but Yao has to fork out another S$5,000 in cash bail.
Source: CNA/ll(sn)

[EvertonDiehard]

Woman in charge of payroll at HR company paid herself over S$119,000, gets jail 

She should know better. Only ruling party politicians are allowed to pay themselves.