Late top S'pore criminal lawyer's son helps woman reduce jail time for cheating restaurants of S$10,000
Sujesh Anandan, the son of late criminal lawyer Subhas Anandan, represented the woman in her appeal.
A Filipino woman in Singapore, Santos-Tumalip Maria Monalyn Bagaporo, 33, successfully reduced her jail sentence by 10 months after cheating two restaurants of over S$10,000. Bagaporo used edited PayNow screenshots to deceive the restaurants into delivering meals for her friends and impressing them. She pleaded guilty to four charges, including cheating and theft, in November 2025 and was initially sentenced to one year and 11 months in jail.
Her pro bono lawyer, Sujesh Anandan, represented her and successfully appealed to cut her jail term to one year and one month. Bagaporo cheated the restaurants by placing food delivery orders and submitting doctored screenshots showing payments to herself. The judge considered factors such as her simple scheme, lack of effort to conceal her identity, and previous bail offenses while deciding on the reduced sentence.
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