SINGAPORE – Two senior executives of a firm allegedly worked together to dupe the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) and Singapore Business Federation (SBF) into disbursing monies totalling more than $98,000.
At the time of their alleged offences, Ronald Quek Yi Jun was the chief executive of information technology consultancy RH Kingsmen, while Ong Hanjie was a director there.
Police said in a statement on March 24 that both Singaporeans are no longer holding such posts with the company.
On March 25, Quek, 43, and Ong, 44, were charged with multiple counts of cheating. Ong was also charged with one count of falsification of accounts.
Each man faces two cheating charges linked to IRAS. The charges allegedly involved the Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI) scheme which IRAS had administered.
In their statement, the police said the initiative was introduced to help employers create long-term jobs for locals by offering up to 50 per cent wage support for hiring mature workers for up to 18 months.
The JGI payouts were computed monthly based on Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions.
