CPIB assistant director charged with fraud, S$1.7m

[Extremist]

SINGAPORE — An Assistant Director in the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) was today (July 24) charged with 21 counts of criminal breach of trust involving S$1.7 million — the largest amount of money involved in a corruption case by a CPIB official.

Edwin Yeo Seow Hiong, 39, an assistant director in field research who worked at the bureau for 15 years, asked for eight to 10 weeks to prepare representations and mitigation for himself and “settle his family problems” as he was only handed the charges yesterday.

He also said that he has no intention of engaging legal counsel and asked for his bail of S$500,000 to be lowered as he posed a “no-flight” risk.

If he is unable to raise the bail, Yeo will have to wait till this Friday when it will be reviewed. He is currently in custody.

Eight of the 21 charges Yeo is facing are for misappropriation. He had used the money to fuel his gambling habits between 2008 and 2009. Of the money involved, only S$67,000 was recovered.

The case will be mentioned on Aug 21.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Never a dull day in sinkieland.
Parliament to use this a excuse to raise salaries to combat corruption.
They will also take note to highlight this case is not IR related.
All sliver serpents Huat ah!

 

[tonychat]

just 1.7 million and need to go to jail...

not a lot of money what.. it is not like 170 million..

oh wait.. it's a sinkie, that is why..

 

[Sinkie]

National Day coming.

Now, we waiting for the mother of all sex scandals to bring on National Day celebrations.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau CPIB somemore! What a disgrace!

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau CPIB somemore! What a disgrace!

PM made an INTEGRITY speech not long ago?
Now machiam kena bitch slap left right center....karma works in mysterious ways.

 

[rambo22]

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau CPIB somemore! What a disgrace!

Corrupt Practices Inside Bureau

 

[Tuayapeh]

CPIB misappropriates 1.7 million.....

Wtf is happening to this fucking country??


Now the cheebye cos have become the crooks,.....just like the fuckng chenghu has become a thieving toothpick stealing mafia!!!

 

[rambo22]

Re: CPIB misappropriates 1.7 million.....

Deletepost

 

[BuiKia]

So who investigate? Police?

It's time for the police to get back at the CPIB this time.

 

[escher]

Re: CPIB misappropriates 1.7 million.....

Wtf is happening to this fucking country??


Now the cheebye cos have become the crooks,.....just like the fuckng chenghu has become a thieving toothpick stealing mafia!!!

Welcome to Stinkapore.
A corporation formed from a lovely country by a congenital liar smear of shit on sole of shoe LKY who is also a self serving greedy cowardly bastard as well.
LKY stuff the corporation with people in his own image, fucking self serving greedy bastards as kangaroos, as his maggots cockroaches and his family of many generations removed

People of the land displaced into 4th class ciitizens by the 3 class foreign trash he imported

PRAY THAT LKY GO EAT JOSS STICKS SOON SOON AND WE SEE HIS SLIMEY EMPIRE IMPLODE

 

[escher]

PM made an INTEGRITY speech not long ago?
Now machiam kena bitch slap left right center....karma works in mysterious ways.

Ah Loonie talk cock about integrity and morals that do not fucking exist in PAP or those close to PAP

ALL ARE CROOKS
STEALING TOOTHPICKS AND SO FUCKING PROUD OF THAT


AH LOON SHOULD DECLARE HIMSELF IMMEDIATELY AS GRAND FIELD MARSHALLISSIMO WITH LEEKUANYEW TRANSLATOR CROSS AND VICTORIA CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS AND DIAMONDS

THAT SHOULD STOP THE ROT AND ALLOW RAINBOWS ALL OVER THE ISLAND

 

[Dark Knight]

Old fart once said in parliament that they are paid millions to manage billions so that they won't eat $$$.

 

[enterprise2]

SINGAPORE — An Assistant Director in the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) was today (July 24) charged with 21 counts of criminal breach of trust involving S$1.7 million — the largest amount of money involved in a corruption case by a CPIB official.

Edwin Yeo Seow Hiong, 39, an assistant director in field research who worked at the bureau for 15 years, asked for eight to 10 weeks to prepare representations and mitigation for himself and “settle his family problems” as he was only handed the charges yesterday.

He also said that he has no intention of engaging legal counsel and asked for his bail of S$500,000 to be lowered as he posed a “no-flight” risk.

If he is unable to raise the bail, Yeo will have to wait till this Friday when it will be reviewed. He is currently in custody.

Eight of the 21 charges Yeo is facing are for misappropriation. He had used the money to fuel his gambling habits between 2008 and 2009. Of the money involved, only S$67,000 was recovered.

The case will be mentioned on Aug 21.

Maybe his salary too low so he has to resort to this. Solution is to increase his salary lah!!

 

[rambo22]

Old fart once said in parliament that they are paid millions to manage billions so that they won't eat $$$.

I agree with oldman. They wont eat but will chew slowly

 

[Dark Knight]

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau CPIB somemore! What a disgrace!

Top pillar not straight bottom pillar crooked.
Now you know why LHL and his minions will never get CPIB involved to investigate that AIM case.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Bloody hell, the very people who are in charge of nabbing corrupt people, are the corrupt crooks themselves!

 

[watchman8]

How come CPIB got so much cash to misappropriate? And it was even detected for years?

CPIB is not exactly mindef that buys lots of expensive equipment. The operating budget should be relatively small, and manpower cost is paid out directly from civil service system.

 

[soIsee]

CPIB is under PMO, is supposed to catch those corrupted but is itself corrupt.

So if PMO is corrupt ..

Who can catch. hur? LOL

 

[Leongsam]

There will always be bad apples in any organisation. This case in now way affects the excellent standing of the Singapore Govt.

The fact that he has been identified and charged accordingly speaks for itself. In a corrupt country, he would get away with such crimes and the general public would be none the wiser.

I would like to congratulate PM Lee for running an honest and transparent system without fear or favour.