A former National University of Singapore ( NUS) employee who extorted S$ 205, 500 ( US$ 152, 000 ) from his reporting officer was sentenced to a 46-week jail term on Tuesday ( Apr 8 ).  ,
Foo Siang Chi, 55, tricked the victim, a 58-year-old deputy director of the Office of Facilities Management ( OFM) at NUS, into believing that he needed money to pay off a renovation business’ outstanding debts.  ,
In reality, Foo was buried in the islands as well because of gambling.  ,
After vulgar videos and pictures were discovered in his telephone while he was being investigated, Foo also admitted to lying to charges of insulting the humility of ladies and pornography. He was given consideration for two fees related to these offenses for his punishment.  ,
Foo was a S$ 8, 000 income as an associate producer of OFM when he first started working for NUS as an associate producer in May 2013. In 2015, he was promoted to senior associate chairman, and his salary increased to S$ 9, 000.  ,
He was eventually promoted to the position of assistant director when he was fired in August 2018. NUS recently informed CNA that Foo was fired as a result of domestic investigations into the cheating.  ,
Foo was the chairman of Barang Barang Interiors before joining NUS. He even worked as a part-time real estate agent.  ,
Foo claimed he needed time to settle excellent records before dissolving Barang Barang Interiors despite NUS telling him that he could never run his business or work as a home agent while the school was employable.  ,
Foo initially disclosed to NUS that she had S$ 600,000 in debts. The Marina Bay Sands game therefore became his hobby.  ,
Foo and the sufferer became close associates while Foo was employed by NUS. The prey was kept in the dark about the gambling because Foo’s reporting commander was conscious of his financial position as a result of Barang Barang Interiors, but he was kept informed about it.
At the same time, Foo had been harassed at his place of employment by lenders who had already borrowed money.  ,
The victim began lending Foo money over the course of four times in 2015 because he was sorry for him. He also obtained a personal product from OCBC on one occasion and five checks from Foo.  , By July 2015, the sufferer had lent S$ 205, 500 to Foo.
Foo then used the money to gamble, or to pay off urgent obligations so he could use it to bargain again. At the game, he incurred significant debt.
He continued to use unregistered lenders to overspend at casinos in the interim.  ,
Foo continued to get significant money from the sufferer actually after July 2015, when he had run out of private money to give him the money.  ,
The victim finally arranged for Foo to borrow money using personal credit lines from different lenders.  ,
He later learned of Foo’s dishonesty. Foo has since reimbursed the prey with S$ 205,500.  ,
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Foo left the Singapore University of Technology and Design ( SUTD ) in February 2019 to become the director of Office Campus Infrastructure and Facilities.  ,
Officials discovered upskirt photos and videos in his cellphone during investigations.
When he ran into women whose legs he found beautiful, Foo acknowledged that he would take the offensive material. The photos or videos were taken on the NUS and SUTD schools, in shops, and on public transportation.  ,
Between April 2018 and March 2020, he recorded at least 30 upskirt movies or pictures. SUTD recently stated that Foo freely submitted his resignation and resigned on January 31, 2022.  ,
The prosecutors requested between 16 and 19.5 weeks of prison, arguing that Foo cheated on a large scale.  ,
According to deputy public prosecutor Alexandria Shamini Joseph, the crimes were” six times over the course of four month” and “betrayed a level of malice.”  ,
She noted that the trial had taken into account this fact when it proposed the paragraph. Compensation was made nine times after the crime was committed.  ,
For their clientele, Foo’s attorneys Shashi Nathan, Jeremy Pereira, and Withers KhattarWong’s U Sudharshanraj Naidu, they requested seven to nine months in prison.  ,
According to them, their buyer, who is married to an 18-year-old child, currently works on an ad-hoc schedule, making between S$ 2, 000 and S$ 3, 000 per month.
In 2009, Foo acquired Barang Barang Interiors and its existing responsibilities, which totaled about S$ 400, 000.  ,
The company’s firm suffered in 2012, and it was worse. According to the attorneys, NUS advised Foo to relinquish his director in 2014 or he ran the risk of losing it. In despair, Foo turned to loans and wagering, according to the allegations.  ,
” Through a mistaken idea, Mr. Foo decided to gamble with some money to accelerate his bill payments,” they continued.  ,
Foo continued to pay the sufferer, according to the attorneys.  ,
The attorneys argued in mitigation that Foo was regrettable and had thoroughly cooperated with the government.  ,