Woman sentenced to 6 years of Corrective Training for cheating

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Woman sentenced to 6 years of Corrective Training for cheating
By Shaffiq Alkhatib | Posted: 08 December 2010 1729 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A 37-year-old woman was sentenced to six years' Corrective Training for criminal breach of trust, theft and cheating offences involving S$101,840.

Corrective Training is more serious than just a jail term as offenders are unlikely to be given early release for factors such as good behaviour.

Chia Weven, who's unemployed, committed the offences between late 2008 and June this year.

She had managed to convince her victims to invest in a computer and mobile phone business before making off with their money.

Among her victims was 42-year-old Chan Hong Pow.

Chia presented him her business proposal in February last year. She lied to him, claiming that she could obtain an iPhone for S$280.

Mr Chan was very interested in the offer as the phone would cost about S$1,000 each at the time.

They met again on March 31 2009 at Realty Park in Hougang and he agreed to buy S$98,000 worth of mobile phones. Mr Chan then gave her a cash deposit of S$20,700 dollars to confirm the order.

He then waited for the phones but the goods never arrived.

For cheating, Chia could have been jailed up to ten years and fined for each charge.

She pleaded guilty on November 19 to 12 cheating charges involving S$51,400. Her remaining 56 other charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.

-CNA/ac

 

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Cheat gets 6 years' corrective training


Dec 8, 2010

Cheat gets 6 years' corrective training

By Elena Chong

A WOMAN who cheated 23 victims of about $100,000 landed behind bars for six years on Wednesday. Chia Weven, 37, unemployed, had conned the victims, including her friends, into believing that she was running a business in mobile phones and computer gadgets and could sell them at lower prices than the market rate.

The victims - believing that they could buy the goods at cheaper prices from her - paid Chia in cash or transferred money into her bank account.
Chia had committed nearly half of the 68 offences with her co-conspirator Lin Liyun, 25, also unemployed. Lin was jailed 10 months for her crimes in November.

The court heard that the none of the victims got their iPhones, cellphones or laptops after paying her. The offences took place in various locations between November 2008 and May 2010. Chia, who had convictions for criminal breach of trust, cheating and theft, was given six years' corrective training.

Corrective training, which can last from five to 14 years, is a regime for repeat offenders. There is no remission for good behaviour, which can reduce a jail term by up to a third.

 

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Conwoman gets 6 years' corrective training


Conwoman gets 6 years' corrective training

Chia Weven. PHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

by Shaffiq Alkhatib
05:55 AM Dec 09, 2010

SINGAPORE - A 37-year-old unemployed woman was sentenced to six years' corrective training for criminal breach of trust, cheating and theft involving about $100,000.

Between the latter months of 2008 and June this year, Chia Weven (picture) duped her victims into investing in a computer and mobile phone business before making off with their money.

In one of the cases, Chia approached Mr Chan Hong Pow, 42, in February last year and explained to him her business proposal.

She lied to him, claiming that she could obtain an iPhone for $280. Mr Chan was interested as the phones cost about $1,000 each then.

They met again about a month later at Realty Park in Hougang and he agreed to buy $98,000 worth of handphones.

Mr Chan then handed a cash deposit of $20,700 for Chia to confirm the order. For cheating, Chia could have been jailed up to 10 years and fined for each charge.

Chia had been in and out of jail since 1998 for various offences. She was sentenced in 2003 to seven years and three months in jail for theft and cheating.

Lasting from five to 14 years, corrective training is a regime for repeat offenders. There is no remission for good behaviour, which can reduce a jail term by up to a third.