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Aug 1, 2011
Man jailed 10 weeks for cheating
By Elena Chong
A PART-TIME tutor who cheated a full-time national serviceman of a total of $2,440 was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday.
Augustine Joseph, 35, pleaded guilty to three charges of cheating Mr Liu Hongyou, 21, of $500 three times between May and August last year.
The court heard that he chanced upon Mr Liu's profile on a pornographic website early last year and began chatting with him.
In April last year, he contacted Mr Liu and identified himself as an investigation officer Michael from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
He told him that there was an ongoing investigation into him for child pornography and soliciting with underage males.
Mr Liu was convinced as Joseph was able to provide details of his friends. He felt intimidated.
Joseph told him that he could stop all investigation if he paid for his services.
Mr Liu was thus cheated into handing over $500 to Joseph at Block 119 Toa Payoh on May 6 last year.
On two other occasions, he transferred $500 each time to his POSB savings account.
Man jailed 10 weeks for cheating
By Elena Chong
A PART-TIME tutor who cheated a full-time national serviceman of a total of $2,440 was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday.
Augustine Joseph, 35, pleaded guilty to three charges of cheating Mr Liu Hongyou, 21, of $500 three times between May and August last year.
The court heard that he chanced upon Mr Liu's profile on a pornographic website early last year and began chatting with him.
In April last year, he contacted Mr Liu and identified himself as an investigation officer Michael from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
He told him that there was an ongoing investigation into him for child pornography and soliciting with underage males.
Mr Liu was convinced as Joseph was able to provide details of his friends. He felt intimidated.
Joseph told him that he could stop all investigation if he paid for his services.
Mr Liu was thus cheated into handing over $500 to Joseph at Block 119 Toa Payoh on May 6 last year.
On two other occasions, he transferred $500 each time to his POSB savings account.