A former senior estate manager in charge of handling connections between condo residents and Management Corporation Strata Titles (MCSTs ) allegedly owed more than S$ 89, 000 in taxes to people.
Nurafezah Mohamed Rafe, 37, was sentenced to 10 months ‘ jail on Wednesday ( Sep 18 ) for her crimes.
Her attorney claimed that she had done it because she was owed money and that she had also used the money to pay off contractors and other people.
The Singaporean pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful breach of trust by an employee, with another four charges involving another S$ 14, 000 taken into consideration.
Nurafezah worked for ALPS4 International, an realtor hired by the condominium management to manage repair and communicate with people, according to the court’s investigation.
Among the flats ALPS4 handled was Bella Vista, a property in Serangoon.
Nurafezah informed a number of Bella Vista residents that they owed cash to the MCST for expenses like condominium repair and renovation costs between October 2021 and February 2022.
Instead of the MCST banks accounts, she instructed them to deposit the funds into her own bank accounts.
Nine residents in full transferred S$ 89,362 to Nurafezah in the span of four months.
She has since made no compensation for the money she used to pay her own personal expenses.
The attorney sought 11 to 13 times ‘ prison for Nurafezah, saying a considerable sum had been misappropriated.
Nurafezah is also accused of in 2011 of deliberately causing harm and lying.
Tembusu Law’s defense attorney Jonathan Wong requested nine months ‘ imprisonment in the end.
He said Nurafezah’s past crimes happened 12 years ago, showing a” important and I did say effective revolution” of his customer.
Since therefore, Nurafezah has gotten married and “embarked on a job”.
SHE USED ONLY A Part FOR HERSELF: Army
The attorney said only a part of the S$ 89, 000 was used for his lawyer’s own costs, in the form of “paying herself the income she was owed by the business”.
According to Mr. Wong,” The majority of this, which we estimate at S$ 60, 000 plus, was used by her to receive toward other people who were in debt in terms of what the business was owing to them.”
” This included additional business associates, as well as other suppliers and service companies.”
He claimed that none of this justifies or gives Nurafezah the right to carry out her actions, but that the judge should take into account that this case was “quite diverse.”
He claimed that his client, who now works from a small stall and sells food for herself, was eager to recover both her career and life.
In reaction, the prosecutor said the allegations about non-payment of her earnings were certainly borne out by studies.
Nurafezah was given the option of extending her prison sentence until October 2.