Ex-tour manager jailed for pocketing $49K

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Ex-tour manager jailed for pocketing $49K

Published on Jun 20, 2013

Lim Kim San, 43, had admitted to misappropriating the amount from his employer, Nam Ho Travel Service, between February 25 and June 1 last year when he was working as a counter tour manager. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Elena Chong

A former travel company staff was jailed for 28 months on Thursday for misappropriating $49,551.

Lim Kim San, 43, had admitted to misappropriating the amount from his employer, Nam Ho Travel Service, between February 25 and June 1 last year when he was working as a counter tour manager.

A district court heard that he had been employed by the company in Eu Tong Sen Street since 2008. His role was to manage counter staff and customer relations, including sales.

Around March and April last year, he needed money to pay for his house and therefore decided to take money paid by Nam Ho's customers for tour packages for his own use.

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