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COMPANY DIRECTOR AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL CHARGED FOR

ALLEGED OFFENCES (SINGAPORE)

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29 NOV 2023

On 29 November 2023, the following two individuals were charged in Court for offences
under the EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN MANPOWER ACT:

a) Pek Choon Lee (“Pek”) ( 白 春 利 , 60-year-old male Singaporean), a Director of One

World Business Advisory Pte Ltd (“One World”) at the material time; and,

b) Liu Liang (“Liu”) (刘靓, 39-year-old male Chinese National).

2. In the course of another investigation, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (“CPIB”)
came across information concerning Liu and Pek that warranted further investigation. CPIB’s
investigations revealed that on 5 August 2019, Pek and Liu each allegedly made a false
statement to the Controller of Work Passes (“the Controller”) in connection with an
application for a work pass, specifically, by submitting Declaration Forms to the Controller
stating that Liu would be employed by One World, which they knew was false. For their
alleged acts, Pek and Liu each face one charge for an offence under Section 22(1)(d)
punishable under Section 22(1)(ii) of the EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN MANPOWER
ACT.

3. It is further alleged that sometime in or about July 2021, Pek and Liu conspired to make a
false statement to the Controller in connection with an application to renew Liu’s work pass.
Pursuant to this conspiracy, Pek allegedly submitted a letter to the Controller stating that One
World’s revenue had more than doubled since Liu joined in 2018 to 2020, which they knew
was false. Sometime in or about August 2021, Pek and Liu allegedly conspired again for the
same purpose, pursuant to which Pek submitted another letter to the Controller stating that
One World’s revenue had more than doubled from 2018 to 2020 due to business generated by
Liu, which they knew was false. For their alleged acts, Pek and Liu each face two charges for
offences under Section 22(1)(d) read with Section 23(1) of the EMPLOYMENT OF
FOREIGN MANPOWER ACT, which are punishable under Section 22(1)(ii) of the said
Act.

4. Any person convicted of an offence under Section 22(1)(d) of the EMPLOYMENT OF

FOREIGN MANPOWER ACT may be fined up to S$20,000 or sentenced to imprisonment
of up to two years or to both.

5 NIPPON PAINT EMPLOYEES CHARGED FOR ALLEGED CHEATING

OFFENCES INVOLVING ABOUT S$370,000 (SINGAPORE)

22nd Nov 23

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On 22 November 2023, the following five Nippon Paint (Singapore) Pte Ltd (“Nippon
Paint”) employees were charged in Court for allegedly committing cheating offences:

a) Ong Min Khim (“Ong”) (58-year-old male Singaporean), General Manager of Nippon
Paint at the material time;

b) Ng Hwee Heng, Davis (Huang Weixing) (“Ng”) ( 黄 为 兴 , 51-year-old male

Singaporean), Senior Manager of Nippon Paint at the material time;
c) Chua Bingwen Gerald (Cai Bingwen Gerald) (“Chua”) ( 蔡 炳 文 , 41-year-old male
Singaporean), Senior Manager of Nippon Paint at the material time;

d) Lee Susan (Li Susan) (“Lee”) (46-year-old female Singaporean), Senior Sales Executive
of Nippon Paint at the material time; and

e) Er Sok Tin (“Er”) (余協珍, 57-year-old female Singaporean), Trainer at Nippon Paint at
the material time.

2. Between April 2021 to February 2022, Er, Lee, Ong, Ng and Chua were alleged to have
conspired on 11 occasions to abet an offence of cheating Nippon Paint into believing that
they had no vested interest in a company [“TLC Painting & Construction Pte Ltd” (“TLC”)]
that Nippon Paint was purchasing painting services from. As such, they deceived Nippon
Paint into issuing 11 cheques with a total value of about S$370,000, sometime between 22
July 2021 and 24 December 2021 to TLC as payment for painting services. For their alleged
actions, they each face one charge for an offence punishable under Section 420 read with
Section 109 of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed), which charge is amalgamated under
Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code2010.

3. Any person who is convicted of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
under Section 420 of the Penal Code can be sentenced to imprisonment for a term which may
extend to 10 years, and also be liable for a fine.