SINGAPORE – A woman managing the operations of a security solutions company gave at least $2,500 in bribes to a man who was then a facilities manager at St Joseph’s Institution (SJI).
Chin Lee Lan, 71, was working for Integrated Security Solution Asia Pacific (ISS) at the time, and she committed the offence on five occasions between August 2020 and April 2022.
In return, Ng Cher Him awarded seven jobs worth more than $27,000 in total to ISS.
Chin, who is also known as Margaret, was sentenced to 10 days’ jail on March 4 after she pleaded guilty to a graft charge.
Three other charges were considered during her sentencing.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Maximilian Chew said: “(She) committed the offences for monetary gain.
“She agreed to Ng partly for fear that if she rejected Ng, the latter would stop awarding jobs to ISS or recommending ISS for projects at SJI.”
Chin was the second person linked to the case to be dealt with in court.
was sentenced to a year, three months and four weeks in jail
after pleading guilty to four charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
He had received more than $67,000 in bribes from vendors engaged to carry out various projects at SJI.
An SJI spokesperson had earlier told The Straits Times that Ng stopped working for the school in November 2023.
The cases involving two others – Ooi Kim Wei, 49, and Renee Song Mui Kuan, 53 – are still pending.
