A deputy constituency director at Yew Tee Community Club (CC) pocketed more than $12,000 in public funds, which was collected as part of ticket sales for a National Day dinner it organised in 2023.
Posted on 15 August 2024 12:26 pm | 161 views | 0 commentsA deputy constituency director at Yew Tee Community Club pocketed more than $12,000 in public funds, which was collected as part of ticket sales for a National Day dinner it organised in 2023.
He was introduced to online gambling three years later and became addicted. He had an account on a gambling website and deposited money in it. He distributed the tickets to groups such as neighbourhood committees to sell to residents. The money collected was handed to him, with details of ticket sales and cash received recorded in a ticket distribution form held by him.
DPP Chan said Lim deposited about $5,000 in Yew Tee CC’s bank account and intended to return the rest of the money after receiving his bonus in December.On Dec 21, a grassroots leader went to Lim’s office to ask him about the money. He admitted that he had borrowed the money to settle his gambling debts.
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