Over 3 years' jail for ex-senior manager who cheated firm of more than $940,000

In need of money to fund his personal expenses, a senior manager at a semiconductor trading company cheated it of more than $940,000 in total after he issued fake documents.

- Shaffiq Alkhatib

Albert Kee Boon Ping, 52, who was working for Hakuto Singapore at the time of the offences and has not made any restitution, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years' jail on Feb 27.

Kee pleaded guilty to two cheating charges linked to a criminal profit of over $500,000.

He also pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing with the benefits of his criminal conduct.

Eight other charges, including two counts of cheating relating to the remaining amount, were taken into consideration during his sentencing.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Wong Shiau Yin told the court that Kee had committed cheating, allegedly with one Koh Kok Liang.

Koh, 58, was then the sole proprietor of a firm called Advantronics Datanet Solution Trading (ADST), which was in the business of repairing and servicing paging services at the time.

Koh's case is still pending.

Court documents stated that some time before January 2015, the two Singaporean men conspired to cheat Hakuto.

Under the arrangement, Kee would issue to ADST fictitious purchase orders (POs) for programming services on Hakuto's letterhead, though both men knew no such services were required, the court heard.