Breaking news: SPH big shot charged for Corruption and CBT

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Former SPH SVP Peter Khoo charged with corruption
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 26 June 2012 1050 hrs


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SINGAPORE: Peter Khoo Chong Meng, former senior vice president of the English and Malay News Division at Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), was on Tuesday charged in court for corruption and criminal breach of trust.

Khoo faced eight counts of corruption and two counts of criminal breach of trust.

He is accused of taking illegal payments and misappropriating shopping vouchers handled by his editorial projects unit.

Khoo was dismissed from SPH in September 2010.

The prosecution said it would proceed with two counts of corruption and one count of criminal breach of trust.

Dressed in a long blue sleeved shirt, Khoo appeared grim as his charges were read out.

He declined to speak to the media.

Khoo will be back in court on 10 July.

- CNA/wm
 
'We act with integrity and are committed to the pursuit of excellence, always with an eye for tomorrow, and knowing we can only be as good as our people,' wrote A VERY VERY IMPORTANT PERSON ...... aka Ho Ching...
 
hi there


1. hahaha!
2. so much for the integrity thing.
3. & top earnings equate kosong corruption!
4. which idiot did mention that.
5. now, who dare to declare top dogs don't eat!
 
This SPH got any blow jobs...which is now very poplular!!:D
 
Looks like spring cleaning or is it there are just too many of these cases recently?
 
He was no big shot lah. Used to be sports reporter for Newpaper and then got job in promotion department. Just another of those chiak liau bee staff they have there, especially in the marketing and promotions department. Old cocks with nothing to contribute.
 
Looks like spring cleaning or is it there are just too many of these cases recently?

There is always spring cleaning,...but this time too much rubbish, the bag exploded..
 
This is actually old news.
Was reported some time back that he was arrested and going to be charged.
Just charged in court yesterday.
ST very good at giving advanced notice where it comes to one of their own.
 
Wah lao. Shopping vouchers also want to steal.
 
Does anyone else see what dot sees: the accused and his female lawyer have the same type of face.

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damm zek ark. the pocket money fund is for a good cause this KNNCCB still go and mess around?

PAP shld come out and defend their theory that if you pay them high enuff, they won't dip their hand into the cookie jar.
 
Does anyone else see what dot sees: the accused and his female lawyer have the same type of face.

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Ex-SPH senior executive Peter Khoo pleads guilty to corruption, CBT
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Date : 24 August 2012 1126 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1221841/1/.html


SINGAPORE: Former Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) senior executive Peter Khoo Chong Meng pleaded guilty on Friday to two counts of corruption and one count of criminal breach of trust.

Seven other similar charges have been taken into consideration.

49-year-old Khoo, who was the Senior Vice president of the English and Malay news division, also headed the committee which held events to raise funds for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.

Turning up in court on Friday with his family and supporters, Khoo kept his eyes closed when his plea was taken.

Khoo, who is married with a 7-year-old son, also declined to speak the media later.

This is his second appearance in court after he was charged in June with a total of 10 counts of corruption and criminal breach of trust.

Court documents revealed that he misappropriated shopping vouchers worth S$11,548 between May 2007 and July 2010.

The vouchers, which were sponsored or purchased by SPH, were to be given to readers for news tip-offs, but Khoo used them to purchase items for his own use, including a 50-inch plasma TV, a refrigerator and air tickets.

Khoo also obtained gratifications amounting to S$83,500 from a supplier, Liaw Kim Chew in exchange for furthering Liaw's business.

Between November 2007 and September 2010, Khoo received bribes between S$5,000 and S$30,000 from Liaw, a managing director for Sino British Industries, Retro Development and Rifo Global.

Liaw asked about contracts with SPH, and Khoo told Liaw that he could bid for some jobs with SPH as the media company regularly ordered items such as T-shirts and stationary for its promotional events.

On one occasion, Khoo received S$30,000 in cash from Liaw as a reward for helping Liaw secure a SPH contract, worth S$198,000, for the sale and purchase of 100,000 "coin-banks."

Khoo was dismissed from SPH in September 2010.

In a 29-page written mitigation plea, he was said to have been "very troubled and depressed" by the offenses before he voluntarily confessed to the authorities, including his employers at the Straits Times.

Khoo's lawyer, Mr Alfonso Ang, noted this in his plea, saying that his client was "genuine and remorseful" and "handed on a platter the case against himself to SPH and the authorities."

It was also stated in the plea that Khoo had since made full restitution to SPH for both the value of the vouchers and the monies he had corruptly received from Liaw.

Khoo will be sentenced on November 16.
 
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