CPIB
30 December 2020
Three men were charged on Tuesday (29 December 2020) for attempting to cheat, falsify documents and other corruption offences. They falsified documents to show that they had delivered a server and 15 mobile phones sometime at end 2017 or early 2018 to a client of IBM Capital.
Peter Chua Hua Seng, 42, was then a director of Skylight Holdings allegedly falsified a delivery order in Skylight’s letterhead, claiming that a server and 15 mobile phones had been delivered to WCT Holdings’ office. The falsified delivery order was signed by Tang Li Ming Clive, 37, who was then a director of WCT Systems and WCT Holdings Group, acknowledging receipt of goods. Chua had also allegedly prepared a falsified tax invoice in Skylight’s letterhead to bill IBM S$160,500 for the server and 15 mobile phones purportedly delivered to WCT Holdings.
For this, Chua faced two charges for falsification of accounts, with Tang facing one charge for abetment.
A third person, Joemario Lim Ruiyang, 28, was then a director of Fortune Coal & Energy and Champion Corporate Consultants, was charged on one count of abetting. Lim made out a false tax invoice in Champion Corporate Consultants’ letterhead to legitimize the disbursement from Skylight to Fortune Coal & Energy, which Lim is a director of.
Tang is not a newcomer to fraud and corruption. He faced three separate charges of corruption. In or around November and December 2016, he paid gratification of $250 to obtain a contract for replacement of an exhaust motor at a restaurant. In or around April and May 2017, Tang had corruptly agreed to give a gratification of S$1,000 to get a contract for installation of a fire suppression system at a coffee shop. He was also charged for giving false information to CPIB.
Tang intends to plead guilty on Jan 28, while Chua and Lim will return to court next month. A Philippine national who took the bribe of $250 from Tang was fined $1,000. The person who took the gratification of $1,000 was fined S7,000.
Channel News Asia reported.
