SLA Deputy Director Koh Seah Wee In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
Singapore Land Authority (SLA) deputy director, Koh Seah Wee and ex-manager Christopher Lim Chai Meng conspired to pocket money from bills for fake IT maintenance products and services which were not delivered between 2008 and earlier this year.
Koh Seah Wee is being detained after failing to make $1.1 million bail, and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 19. Authorities said they have confiscated about $7.6 million of the stolen cash and assets.
With almost $12 million at stake, this could be the biggest corruption scandal to hit our civil service which is highly admired for its efficiency and integrity.
While SLA has changed the way it buys products and services to prevent a repeat fraud, other departments must follow suit too, else our hard earned reputation of having corruption-free government officials and civil servants will be gone liao.
[Today Online]
Posted at 5:45 AM | Labels: Singapore news |
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