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Jail for man who stole money boxes with almost $50,000 at wedding lunch
The Straits Times
|June 26, 2025
A couple's joyous occasion was marred when a stranger stole money boxes containing red packets worth nearly $50,000 from their wedding reception.
Lee Yi Wei, 36, was a former part-time banquet server and habitual gambler, who subsequently gambled almost all the money away.
The man was sentenced to 12 months' jail on June 24 after admitting to one count of theft and one count of gambling with an unlicensed gambling service provider.
District Judge Christopher Goh also ordered Lee to compensate the victims, failing which he will face an extra 100 days in jail.
The offence happened during a wedding lunch on April 5 at the grand ballroom of JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach.
State Prosecuting Officer Segathesan Kannapan told the court that Lee was familiar with the layout of the ballroom as he had worked there previously.
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