S’pore secretary embezzled S$63,000 from company after finding out she was pregnant, jailed 18 months
She transferred the money into her personal bank account on 12 occasions over about two months.
A 30-year-old Singaporean secretary named Sim Shimin embezzled S$63,000 from her job at Ossia International Ltd. She took the money after learning she was six-and-a-half months pregnant and worried about not being able to afford the childbirth expenses. Sim made 12 transfers totaling S$63,000 over two months from the company's bank accounts to her personal bank account between May 7 and July 24, 2024.
She pleaded guilty to three of the four charges against her, including criminal breach of trust and forgery. Sim was sentenced to 18 months in jail for her actions.
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