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SINGAPORE: A former national canoeing athlete was on Friday (Dec 19) charged with pocketing fees meant for overseas training camps.<\/p>\n
Jessica Gwee Shou-Fung, 44, was handed four counts of criminal breach of trust. She allegedly misappropriated a total of S$5,080 (US$3,930) from four people between February and March this year.<\/p>\n
Gwee appears on the Singapore Canoe Federation’s roster of all its national athletes past and present. Her disciplines were wildwater canoeing and canoe slalom.<\/p>\n
According to charge sheets, the funds were transferred to Gwee for an “SEA Camp” to be held from Feb 15 to Mar 2, and a “TIP Camp” to be held from Mar 7 to Mar 12.<\/p>\n
In a press release on Thursday, the police said they received a report on Jul 4 alleging that she had collected funds from participants for overseas training camps without proper authorisation.<\/p>\n
Preliminary investigations showed that the money was not used for its intended purpose and that it had instead been misappropriated by Gwee for personal use.<\/p>\n
Criminal breach of trust is punishable with a jail term of up to seven years, a fine or both penalties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n