3 Men Facing Charges for Allegedly Conspiring to Cheat NUS

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Shannon Wee
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In this workforce, it is said that morals and ethics go hand-in-hand. Obeying the company’s rules, having accountability, and staying professional are some of the basic ones.

Such behaviours are said to maximise productivity output at work. They could also be vital for career growth.

For these three men though, they thought it was a brilliant idea to cut corners. By choosing the easy way out, the law now has eventually caught up to them.

Remember. You can run, but you can never hide from our Gahmen’s law.

3 Men Facing Charges for Allegedly Conspiring to Cheat NUS

Three men are facing multiple charges allegedly conspiring to cheat the National University of Singapore (NUS).

On Friday (July 16), Liaw Jinle, 33, Gan Yee Aun, 34, and Sandy Tan Wei Jie, 33, were present before a district court. They were all charged with cheating and corruption.

Liaw is facing the most charges at 11 counts. Gan has seven, while Tan has four.

Then a laboratory executive at NUS, Liaw was believed to have made a pact with his partners-in-crime.

All three of them agreed to split the profits from contract jobs with companies that they ran.

Real sus.

During the purported ploy, Liaw was the lab executive with the Centre for Advanced 2D Materials. Gan was the director of HOH Multitrade and Laco Management, and sole proprietor of Ian OTM Services and GW Ways Enterprise.

As for Tan, he was the sole proprietor of WJK Tan Trading and Infinity Dynamic Consultancy and Services.

The Incident

From November 2017 to February last year, Gan’s companies were allegedly assigned 72 jobs. They were supposed to supply laboratory goods and services to the centre that amounted to S$196,500.

While some of them were not supplied fully, others were not supplied at all.

So, you may be wondering, where does NUS come into play in here?

Well, both Gan and Tan are said to have given Liaw false supporting quotations. As a result, NUS was misled into assigning jobs to their companies.

The companies have been paid for the accorded jobs. On top of that, Liaw is also said to have concealed his interest in these transactions from the autonomous university.

I can now see why a bulk of the charges are pointing towards him.

All three men out on bail

According to The Straits Times, all three men are currently out on bail.

Tan and Gan are slated to be in court next on 30 July. For Liaw, it would be on 30 Aug.

In case you’re unaware, those who are convicted of corruption in Singapore are dealt with severely.

You could be slapped with a fine of up to S$100,000 or jailed for up to five years, or both. Any person convicted of cheating can be jailed for up to 10 years and also fined.

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