Jail for Shenton Way consignment store owner who misappropriated nearly $140k from 5 victims
She was sentenced to eight months' jail after pleading guilty to criminal breach of trust charges.
The owner of a luxury consignment store in Singapore has been sentenced to eight months in jail and ordered to pay $91,950 in compensation for misappropriating nearly $140,000 from five victims. Ringga Dwi Rizky Irianto, 36, operated the West Closet store at the OUE Downtown Gallery shopping mall. She pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal breach of trust, with the total amount involved totaling $108,000.
Two additional charges related to the remaining victims and amount were considered during her sentencing. Customers would leave their bags at the store for 60 days or pay a $60 penalty fee, with West Closet taking a cut of the earnings from each sale. In July 2022, one victim placed three bags for consignment, expecting to receive $51,000 if the bags were sold.
Instead of paying the victim, Irianto misappropriated the money for another customer's order. She repeated this method of misappropriation with two other victims, misappropriating a total of $33,500 and $23,500 respectively. She was arrested in September 2022 and charged in 2024, with bail set at $15,000. She will have to serve an additional 24 days in jail if she fails to pay the compensation.
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