School Operations Manager Charged with 23 Corruption Offences for $9,500 in Bribes

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Siti Hajar
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Goh Jong Lih, a 61-year-old operations manager at St Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School (SACSS), was charged in court on 26 Mar 2025 with multiple corruption offences.

Goh faces 23 charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

School Operations Manager Accepted $9,500 in Loans as Bribes

According to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), Goh allegedly obtained bribes disguised as loans from Loo Wei Kiat, a 45-year-old director at Advent Solutions & Projects (AS&P), a company specializing in LED displays.

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The bribes, totaling $9,500, were allegedly given on six occasions between February 2020 and December 2021. Prosecutors claim these payments were made to advance AS&P’s business interests with the school.

Goh faces six charges under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for receiving these bribes.

Loo has been charged with six corresponding offences under Section 6(b) of the same Act for giving the bribes to Goh.

False Documentation Used to Deceive School in LED Display Scheme

The corruption scheme allegedly extended beyond direct bribes. Goh faces an additional 17 charges for using various documents to mislead SACSS between 2017 and 2021. Ten of these are amalgamated charges, where multiple incidents are combined into single offences.

The false documents allegedly contained descriptions of works that were never carried out, including:

  • Supplying labor, tools and materials to repolish marble floor steps in the school’s chapel
  • Installing a closed-circuit television system and an LED monitor
  • Supplying Samsung mobile phones
  • Conducting works at toilets and car parks

Loo faces 14 charges related to providing these fraudulent documents to Goh, with seven being amalgamated charges.

Goh appeared in court represented by lawyer S S Dhillon, who indicated he had just been engaged and requested time to take instructions from his client. Her case was adjourned to 23 Apr 2025.

Loo, who appeared without legal representation, sought a month’s adjournment to engage a lawyer. His case was also adjourned to 23 Apr 2025.

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CPIB emphasized in its statement that “Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption.”

For each corruption charge, both defendants face up to five years in prison, fines up to S$100,000, or both. For amalgamated charges, the punishment can be doubled.

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