Three Individuals Charged with Alleged Corruption and Forgery Offences

On 18 March 2026, three individuals were charged in Court with alleged corruption and forgery offences. They are:

a) Ng Tung Ping (“Ng”) (吴东平, 43-year-old male Singaporean), a Sales Manager in the employ of Zoho Corporation Pte Ltd ("Zoho") at the material time of the offences;

b) Phan Loong Siang Dominic (“Phan”) (潘龙祥, 45-year-old male Singaporean), a former Director of Zoaster Pte Ltd ("Zoaster") at the material time of the offences; and

c) Reeve Lui Oi Yin Alix (“Lui”) (雷蔼贤, 35-year-old male Singaporean), a Director of Zoaster at the material time of the offences.

Alleged Corruption Offences

2. Between 21 October 2022 and 29 April 2023, Phan and Lui allegedly conspired over six separate occasions to give bribes totalling S$53,500 to Ng as inducements to advance the business interests of Zoaster with Zoho involving sales of proprietary software services.

3. For his alleged actions, Ng faces six charges under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (“PCA”). For Phan and Lui, they face six charges each under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the PCA.

Alleged Forgery Offences

4. Between February and April 2023, Ng, Phan and Lui allegedly conspired to create four false invoices under Loverrella Pte Ltd ("Loverrella") to support claims that work had been carried out for Loverrella when no such work was performed. Ng was the Director and shareholder of Loverrella and these false invoices were intended to conceal the alleged bribes that Phan and Lui had given to Ng.

5. For their alleged actions, Ng, Phan and Lui face four charges each under Section 465 read with Section 109 of the Penal Code.

6. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Any person convicted of a corruption offence under Section 6 of the PCA can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both. Any person convicted of an offence under Section 465 of the Penal Code can be sentenced to imprisonment for a term which may extend to four years, or with fine, or with both.

7. Organisations are strongly advised to put in place robust financial procedures, in areas such as procurement, to prevent falling victim to corrupt acts by their rogue employees. Guidance for organisations on measures to prevent corruption can be found in PACT: A Practical Anti-Corruption Guide for Businesses in Singapore, which is available on CPIB’s website. Organisations  may also consider to be certified under the Singapore Standard (SS) ISO 37001 – Anti-Bribery Management Systems, which is designed to help organisations implement or enhance an anti-bribery management system to reduce corporate risks and costs related to bribery.

Reference Links:

• PACT: https://www.cpib.gov.sg/research-room/publications/anti-corruption-guide-for-businesses/

• SS ISO 37001: https://www.cpib.gov.sg/research-room/publications/ss-iso-37001/

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau