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Senior project manager linked to 3 town councils allegedly agreed to accept $220k in bribes

Phua Gim Chuan is accused of committing all of his offences between 2020 and 2023.

A senior project manager linked to three town councils has allegedly accepted $220,000 in bribes, according to allegations reported by Singapore's authorities. Phua Gim Chuan, a 63-year-old project manager at EM Services, the managing agent of Sembawang Town Council, is accused of accepting bribes from senior executives of three companies.

EM Services is jointly owned by the Housing & Development Board and Keppel Management. Phua allegedly agreed to receive $180,000 in bribes, $40,000 from Ng Lee Peng, $100,000 from Lim Kian Koon, and $50,000 from Yap Hwee Kang to further the business interests of the companies they represented in contracts with the town councils.

The charges include four counts of graft and two counts of dealing with the benefits of criminal conduct against Phua, two corruption charges against Ng, and one charge each against Lim and Yap.

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