Singapore Law Watch Koh Seah Wee and Lim Chai Meng

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Public Prosecutor v Koh Seah Wee and another

[2011] SGHC 240

 

Suit No: Criminal Case No 36 of 2011

Decision Date: 4 November 2011

Court: High Court

Coram: Tay Yong Kwang J

Counsel: Aedit Abdullah and Jean Chan, DPPs (Attorney-General

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Mitigation for Lim

 

38 Lim has an external degree in computer science from University College London. His wife is 7 years his senior and has two children from her previous marriage, one of whom is autistic and studying in a special needs school. They have two other children of their own. His wife has been unemployed since 2008. She takes care of their four children. Lim

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koh seah wee is the chess master....and believe me all these are real

 

because on arrest its a charge within 48 hours...

 

70 I now pronounce the following sentences.

 

Koh

 

For each of the 46 cheating charges - 4 years imprisonment

 

For each of the 9 money laundering charges - 3 years imprisonment

 

The imprisonment terms in respect of cheating charges number 1, 44, 185 and 189 and money laundering charges number 238 and 241 are to run consecutively with effect from 23 June 2010 (date of arrest), making a total imprisonment term of 22 years.

 

Lim

 

For each of the 41 cheating charges - 4 years imprisonment

 

For each of the 8 money laundering charges - 3 years imprisonment

 

The imprisonment terms in respect of cheating charges number 44, 189 and 264 and money laundering charge number 253 are to run consecutively with effect from 6 October 2010 (date of remand by district court), making a total imprisonment term of 15 years.

 

71 A disposal inquiry is to be conducted in the Subordinate Courts to deal with all the seized properties in this case.

 

72 I thank the prosecution and the defence counsel for their able assistance in this matter.

 

Koh, who is married and has a young daughter, used the fraudulently obtained money to buy private properties in his or in his wife

[Ithunk]

No sympathy for these jokers... if they were smart, they would've absconded long ago and disappeared overseas.

 

What aroused my curiosity is the mitigation plea for this Lim fellow... supposedly a manager rank. His family circumstances appear to be quite difficult despite being a manager?? Like that all those people who are rank-and-file must be worse off!

 

This guy is of managerial rank, but his background story reads like "blue collar"... wife 7 years older and with 2 children in tow (must've been quite a looker for him to accept?) and two more children of their own, and father still have to work as security guard... seems incompatible for a manager.

 

So maybe that's the reason for the crime - salary should be raised!!

 

lol i wouldnt consider them elite.....anyway its great that singapore law net published these cases on the internet....really show the strength of the law in singapore

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So many of my neighbours buy nice cars and wear nice Clothings n luxury goods.

Makes me wonder, did they also siphon off some $$ from their co?

 

It looks like its easy to con companies to disburse $$$.

Even if small amount like $1000 per month also good enough to finance a new car!!