{
  "id": 15519812,
  "title": "Singapore billionaire heiress Kim Lim's assistant pleads guilty after stealing $57,000 Patek Philippe watch, misusing company card",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/singapore-billionaire-heiress-kim-lims-assistant-pleads-guilty-after",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-18T23:39:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress Business",
    "slug": "vnexpress-business",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/money/singapore-billionaire-heiress-kim-lim-s-assistant-pleads-guilty-after-stealing-57-000-patek-philippe-watch-misusing-company-card-5133288.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kim Lim, a Singaporean billionaire heiress and socialite, has reported that her assistant, Tey Jing Wen, has pleaded guilty to stealing a $57,000 Patek Philippe watch and misusing company resources. According to local media, Tey, a 33-year-old human resources assistant at Kim's beauty and health company, KL Health, was caught driving drunk while using the company car. The court also heard that Tey had spent S$19,191 on luxury nightclubs using a company credit card and had taken personal items, including the Patek Philippe watch and S$8,000 in red packets, from the company safe. If convicted of criminal breach of trust, Tey faces up to 15 years in prison, a fine, or both. Kim Lim, daughter of Singapore's 33rd richest person Peter Lim, is a prominent socialite with a large following on social media.",
  "summary": "The personal assistant of Kim Lim, Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim's daughter, has pleaded guilty to five charges after stealing a Patek Philippe watch worth S$73,000 (US$56,930) and misusing company credit.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tey Jing Wen pleads guilty to stealing $57,000 Patek Philippe watch",
    "Assistant misused company card and credit card for personal expenses",
    "Tey faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}