Phua Shewn Ying, 43, was sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment for managing a prostitution ring that generated over $264,000 in revenue. She also faces an additional 40 weeks in jail if she fails to pay a $170,000 fine. Her husband, Lim Teck Lee, was sentenced to 10 months for assisting in the operation.
Phua Shewn Ying, 43, also known as Pan Xuanying, was also fined $170,000. She will have to spend an additional 40 weeks behind bars if she fails to fork out the amount.
The women working for her provided sexual services on up to 1,005 occasions, with earnings totalling more than $264,000.Her husband, Lim Teck Lee, 45, who started helping her with the vice-related activities in 2022, was sentenced to 10 months’ jail on Jan 15.On 18 occasions between November 2022 and January 2023, Lim, who is also known as Lin Deli, transferred ill-gotten gains totalling more than $110,000 to a bank account, and helped his wife to live on the earnings of sex work.
Two years after Phua started the vice business, a Malaysian agent known only as “Cynthia” introduced women based in Malaysia to Phua, the court heard.Phua would typically advertise the services of Singaporean women, charging customers $550 to $750 per hour, and the Malaysian women’s services at $550 to $600 per hour.
Before working with Cynthia, Phua would meet the escorts to collect her share of their earnings in person.
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