Three Charged For Various Offences in Alleged Scheme Relating to Air Travel Tickets

On 10 November 2021, three individuals were charged in Court for various offences in an alleged scheme relating to air travel tickets. They are:

a) See Chun Keat (“See”) (施俊杰, 38-year-old male, Singaporean), assistant system integration manager of Furuno Singapore Pte Ltd (“Furuno”) at the material time;**

b) Bong Fung Sen (“Bong”) (黄红星, 38-year-old female, Singaporean), travel consultant at Majestic Travel Private Limited (“Majestic”) at the material time; and

c) Tan Han Ser (“Tan”) (陈汉斯, 58-year-old male, Singaporean), operations manager of Majestic at the material time.**

2. In June 2018, Tan allegedly conspired with Bong to give gratification to See, as a reward for Furuno’s purchase of air tickets from Majestic. Subsequently, between August 2018 to August 2019, See allegedly obtained gratification from Bong, as rewards for purchasing of 19 air tickets from Majestic for Furuno. See also allegedly agreed to accept gratification from Bong, as a reward for purchasing of 3 air tickets from Majestic for Furuno.

3. Moreover, between November 2018 to May 2019, See allegedly engaged in a conspiracy with Bong to cheat Furuno by falsely invoicing Furuno for 4 air tickets, when in fact, no such purchase of air tickets were made. In addition, on or around 5 July 2019, See is alleged to have provided visa application receipts to Bong so as to make false entries in the Exchange Orders for petty cash claim.

4. For their alleged actions, the three individuals face the following charges:

a) See Chun Keat

i) 12 counts of corruptly accepting and corruptly agreeing to receive gratifications from Bong amounting to about S$17,700, as a reward for purchasing 22 corporate air tickets from Majestic, punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act;

ii) 4 counts of abetment by conspiring with Bong by falsely invoicing Furuno for bogus air tickets amounting to about S$9,700 when no such purchases were made, punishable under Section 420 read with Section 109 of the Penal Code; and

iii) 1 count of abetment by conspiring with Bong to falsify an Exchange Order belonging to Majestic so as to support a petty cash claim of about S$2,200, punishable under Section 477A read with Section 109 of the Penal Code.

b) Bong Fung Sen

i) 12 counts of abetment by conspiring with Tan to corruptly give and corruptly agree to give gratifications to See amounting to about S$17,700 so as to increase the sales of Majestic with Furuno, punishable under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act;

ii) 4 counts of abetment by conspiring with See to cheat Furuno by falsely invoicing Furuno for bogus air tickets amounting to about S$9,700 when no such purchases were made, punishable under Section 420 read with Section 109 of the Penal Code;

iii) 11 counts of abetment by conspiring with See to falsify an Exchange Order belonging to Majestic for the purchase of a visa application of about S$2,200, and to create false entries in Exchange Orders, credit notes and Invoice belonging to Majestic, punishable under Section 477A read with Section 109 of the Penal Code.

iv) 2 counts of Criminal Breach of Trust by misappropriating a sum totaling about S$900 from Majestic, punishable under Section 408 of the Penal Code.

c) Tan Han Ser

i) 12 counts of abetment by conspiring with Bong to corruptly give and corruptly agree to give gratifications to See amounting to about S$17,700, punishable under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act; and

ii) 4 counts of abetment by conspiring with Bong to instruct Majestic staff to make false entries in Credit Notes belonging to Majestic, punishable under Section 477A read with Section 109 of the Penal Code.

5. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption and other criminal activities. Any person who is convicted of a corruption offence can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment of up to five years or both. Any person who is convicted of an offence to cheat and dishonestly induce a delivery of property can be fined and sentenced to imprisonment of up to ten years. Any person who is convicted of an offence of forgery can be fined or sentenced to imprisonment of up to four years or both. Any person who is convicted of an offence of forgery for the purpose of cheating can be fined and sentenced to imprisonment of up to ten years. Any person who is convicted of an offence of criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, can be fined and sentenced to imprisonment of up to fifteen years.

6. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) looks into all corruption complaints and reports, including anonymous ones, and can be reached via the following channels:

a) Lodge an e-Complaint;
b) Email us at report@cpib.gov.sg;
c) Call the Duty Officer at 1800-376-0000; or
d) Write to us at the CPIB Headquarters @ 2 Lengkok Bahru, S159047.

7. Where possible, the report should include the following information:

a) Where, when and how the alleged corrupt act happened?
b) Who was involved and what were their roles?
c) What was the bribe given and the favour shown?

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