SINGAPORE: A food stall assistant who misused Food Junction’s card top-up system to siphon money was jailed for two years and eight months on Thursday (Dec 18).
Zhang Gui, 47, pleaded guilty to one charge under the Computer Misuse Act, with two similar charges taken into consideration for sentencing.
Food Junction started running its card programme in October 2021. Patrons could pay for their meals using stored value in their Food Junction cards and enjoy a discount when they did so.
Initially, patrons topped up their cards by approaching individual stalls and using the stall’s NETS terminal to add value to the cards.
The top-up method changed after Nov 1, 2021 when Food Junction introduced self-service kiosks.
These kiosks were eventually discontinued in September 2023, and Food Junction’s card programme stopped on Nov 28, 2023.
Zhang started working at the Food Junction outlet in Great World City in October 2021, before the kiosks were introduced.
