Cpib asst director charged

[Civic2000]

Update

 

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/...724-439467.html

 

SINGAPORE - An officer from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) has been charged with misappropriating public funds.

 

The Straits Times reported assistant director Edwin Yeo Seow Hiong was charged in court on Wednesday for misappropriating at least $1.7 million between 2008 and 2012.

 

A statement from the Prime Minister's Office revealed that CPIB first uncovered the alleged wrong-doing in Sept 2012.

 

The matter was reported to the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) of the Singapore Police Force, as the accused was a CPIB officer and the alleged financial impropriety could have amounted to a criminal offence. This was to ensure an impartial and thorough investigation.

 

The Prime Minister appointed an independent review panel to investigate how this case happened, and to strengthen the financial procedures and audit system in CPIB to prevent a recurrence.

 

"This case is particularly serious because it involved a senior officer in the CPIB, which is entrusted with the mission of maintaining the integrity of the system," said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is also the Minister in charge of the Civil Service.

 

"Public institutions and public officers are held to the highest standards of integrity and conduct. There must be strong enforcement when there is wrongdoing, weaknesses in processes must be tightened, and most importantly there must be good values.

 

"We will take strong measures to tighten up processes. PMO is examining whether any supervisory lapses may have contributed to this incident. If so, it will take action against the officers responsible.

 

"As there have been a number of high profile cases recently, the public is understandably concerned about whether this reflects systemic issues in the Public Service. The Service itself is concerned about this. Earlier this year, PMO asked CAD and CPIB to conduct a study of public officers investigated by them for corruption and other financial crimes over the last five years to see whether there was any change in their number or profile.

 

"On average, CPIB opened 39 cases involving public officers per year for investigation. These cases made up about 20 per cent of all cases opened by CPIB. About two thirds of the investigations involving public officers led to prosecution or disciplinary proceedings.

 

"Overall the study concluded that cases involving public officers have remained low and quite stable over the last five years. Keeping the numbers low requires constant effort and vigilance.

 

"Significantly, many cases were reported either by the public, or by officers in the public service. This suggests a strong culture in Singapore and in the Public Service which rejects corruption.

 

CPIB officer accused of fraud allegedly started siphoning funds from agency in 2008

 

He faces 21 charges in total, with eight for criminal breach of trust as a public servant, one count of forging a receipt for a $370,755 payment by the bureau and 12 counts of using the proceeds of his crimes for gambling at the casino at Marina Bay Sands.

 

 

The case is investigated by CAD

 

He used part of the crime proceeds for gambling at Marina Bay Sands.

 

 

 

 

[Felipe]

they are paid well, yet are corrupt. damn

[Scion]

Corruption is like cancer. Corruption wants it all, just like cancer. Cancer is a living thing, just trying to get by. Some people get cancer, not because they're evil, but because a part of their body was corrupted. If a person has cancer, they cannot make a deal with the cancer.

[Kb27]

self check?

 

else need to have A to check B, B to check C, and C to check A ...

 

maybe setup CPIB north, south, east, west division?

 

Nothing wrong what ?

PAP also claim to do self-check. No need external auditors to check them.

[Assaxefour]

they are paid well, yet are corrupt. damn

Time for salaries review.

[Sosaria]

they are paid well, yet are corrupt. damn

 

Not sure if anyone would agree, but I think 'assistant director' is not a very high rank in civil service. It's like a starter manager level at private companies. In civil service, probably you put in the time, keep out of trouble, do your own work diligently, hang around long enough, and with the right qualifications... can become assistant director, no problem. Pay probably 5-8k range monthly?? Not exactly wealthy but comfortable even with singapore's cost of living.

 

This is just a sad guy who got addicted to gambling, spent beyond his means...

[Simonsoh]

from what i read and understand, he stole hard cash from CPIB, divert money from CPIB accounts and sold off CPIB property. all taxpayer money. his one night loss of 45k at casino is about 500 families paying their annual property tax on their HDB. His 1.7million is 20000 families' annual property tax.

 

this is the truly disgusting part. people struggles to pay their taxes and receives letters of demand for not paying their taxes and this guy just splurges like it is water.... he take and gamble, might as well i use my taxes and hoot my car plate number in 4D!!!!

[Maxus-MIFA9]

from what i read and understand, he stole hard cash from CPIB, divert money from CPIB accounts and sold off CPIB property. all taxpayer money. his one night loss of 45k at casino is about 500 families paying their annual property tax on their HDB. His 1.7million is 20000 families' annual property tax.

 

this is the truly disgusting part. people struggles to pay their taxes and receives letters of demand for not paying their taxes and this guy just splurges like it is water.... he take and gamble, might as well i use my taxes and hoot my car plate number in 4D!!!!

 

Today Wed, whats your car number ....

[Darthrevan]

irony much..the person who is supposed to investigate corruption is corrrupted himself..quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Who watches the watchmen?

[Rncw]

so is the reason to pay well for civil servants and politicians to prevent corruption still valid??? these are just whats reported.....what about those not discovered yet???

[Premacist]

http://bit.ly/1bLqgWp

 

1 out of 5 graft probes by CPIB involve public officers: DPM Teo Chee Hean

 

On average, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) opens 39 cases involving public officers per year for investigation and these make up about one in five of all graft probes by the agency, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean.

 

"About two thirds of the investigations involving public officers led to prosecution or disciplinary proceedings," added DPM Teo in a statement released through the Prime Minister's Officer (PMO) on Wednesday. His comments come shortly after a CPIB officers was charged in court earlier in the day for misappropriating the bureau's funds.

 

He said a study of public officers investigated for corruption and other financial crimes by the police Commercial Affairs Department and CPIB over the last five years, concluded that cases involving such officers have "remained low and quite stable over the last five years".

 

"We will take strong measures to tighten up processes," added DPM Teo, who is also the Minister in charge of the Civil Service

 

That's 20%!!

 

20% of the total cases!

I don't think in term of population, public officers accounts for more than 20% of our total population. Does that mean the percentage of public officers get investigated are more than non public officers?

[Duckduck]

I thk he used the $$ to buy car or property coz theyre d biggest ticket items one usually buys here, but to prevent garmen from seizing his assets, he just say he gambled it away?

[Vid]

20% of the total cases!

I don't think in term of population, public officers accounts for more than 20% of our total population. Does that mean the percentage of public officers get investigated are more than non public officers?

 

They are saying 20% cases investigated involve public officers. Not necessarily 20% charged are public officers. The actual figure should be made public I think.

[Duckduck]

20% of the total cases!

I don't think in term of population, public officers accounts for more than 20% of our total population. Does that mean the percentage of public officers get investigated are more than non public officers?

 

That's not surprising coz garmen is d biggest employer so of cse they get exposed to crime alot. Just being a civil servant doenst mean youre whiter than white lol

[Vid]

I thk he used the $$ to buy car or property coz theyre d biggest ticket items one usually buys here, but to prevent garmen from seizing his assets, he just say he gambled it away?

 

If he was smart, he would have bought properties overseas rather than gamble it away. I wonder how he ever got so high up in CPIB

[Duckduck]

If he was smart, he would have bought properties overseas rather than gamble it away. I wonder how he ever got so high up in CPIB

 

Thats why I said the gambling reason is just a misleading cover up hehe

[Toothiewabbit]

so is the reason to pay well for civil servants and politicians to prevent corruption still valid???

Still valid because...it could hv been worse

[CYHew]

Not sure if anyone would agree, but I think 'assistant director' is not a very high rank in civil service. It's like a starter manager level at private companies. In civil service, probably you put in the time, keep out of trouble, do your own work diligently, hang around long enough, and with the right qualifications... can become assistant director, no problem. Pay probably 5-8k range monthly?? Not exactly wealthy but comfortable even with singapore's cost of living.

 

This is just a sad guy who got addicted to gambling, spent beyond his means...

 

Rank or grade doesn't matter so long as you have the authority and power to exploit the systems. Just like this case, he is just an AD but was able to bypass all access levels to embezzle $1.7M. No easy fry!