SINGAPORE – A woman asked her husband, who was then a police inspector, to help a man find information on his business client by using police tools in 2023.
Patrick Lim Kei Hao was reluctant to do so at first, but he complied after his wife, Jenny Pham Thi Hue, scolded him.
Lim shared the information with the man, who then tried to contact the customer over an undisclosed outstanding payment.
In a separate case, Pham also helped another woman set up digital tokens for bank accounts belonging to others.
On March 16, Pham, 40, was sentenced to 32 weeks’ jail after she pleaded guilty to an offence under the Official Secrets Act, and two charges of misusing a computer system.
Lim, then 46, was sentenced to three weeks’ jail in October 2025.
He resigned from the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in June 2024.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Lu Huiyi told the court that Pham got to know Yong Yuheng, through his girlfriend Nguyen Huong Giang.
The court heard that Yong’s customer had an outstanding debt after buying some disposable food packing items.
The prosecutor said: “Pham knew that Yong needed information about someone, although she did not know the exact details that Yong needed.
