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Another poor guy who did got paid enough to prevent him corrupting. But not too bad - accused of taking $129k bribes but facing fine only up to $100k. Still got some change left. --- NEA officer accused of taking $129k bribes AsiaOne Wed, May 04, 2011 Tweet A senior technical officer with the National Environment Agency (NEA) is on trial for allegedly receiving bribes of up to $128,980 from a contractor. Oh Hian Kee, 47, is accused of pocketing $3,000 to $30,000 from Mr Tan Boon Gee, director of Mincon Engineering, between May 2006 and August last year, reported the Straits Times. He faces 15 charges of corruption. The prosecution allegest that the money was in return for contracts to be awarded to the company. Oh was attached to Tuas South Incineration Plant's Mechanical Maintenance Unit (MMU), as one of two team leaders. His duties included planning the schedule for the overhauling of cranes, alling for quotations for repairs and procurement of equipment. Yesterday, the court heard prosecutors allege that Oh had corruptly accepted the money as rewards to help Mincon get selected for projects at the incineration plant on 15 occasions. Oh, represented by Mr K. Jayakumar Naidu, is saying that the money was for football bets that the duo had wagered on. Nine prosecution witness have been lined up, among them Ms Lim Mui Hoon, who was asked by Oh in 2006 to cash a $30,000 cheque signed by Mr Tan on his behalf. The trial continues today. If convicted, he faces a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a jail term of up to five years on each charge.