Housing agent fined for forgery - David Wee Sim Chye

Housing agent fined for forgery

By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent

A REAL estate agent who forged a tenancy agreement was fined $4,000 on Thursday.
David Wee Sim Chye, 47, who runs his own business YMB International, had admitted to fraudulently signing the signature of the tenant on the landlord's copy of the tenancy agreement on May 26, 2007.
A second similar charge involving the landlord was considered during his sentencing.
A district court heard that in May 2007, Wee found a tenant, Mr Warren Duplantis, an American ship builder, for Mr Pek Kain Hock, 51, owner of a Parc Oasis apartment, at a monthly rental $4,800.
In October that year, the tenant met Mr Pek to discuss about the early termination of the tenancy agreement due to certain issues.
The victim told Mr Pek that his signature in the tenant's column in the copy of tenancy agreement with Mr Pek had been forged.

Heartbeat molester gets 10 years and caning - property agent Martin Tan Chye Guan

Heartbeat molester gets 10 years and caning

By Elena Chong 

 

Martin Tan Chye Guan, 48, was sentenced to 10 years' jail and 21 strokes of the cane for molesting young girls over a span of 11 years. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

A MAN dubbed the heartbeat molester was sentenced to 10 years' jail and 21 strokes of the cane on Friday for molesting young girls over a span of 11 years. Martin Tan Chye Guan
Described as one of the worst serial offenders, , 48, pleaded guilty to eight of 28 charges of outrage of modesty.
He has been diagnosed a paedophile by the Institute of Mental Health.
In all, 28 victims aged seven to 12 were molested by him in various parts of Singapore between Feb 1, 1999 and Oct 8 last year. Tan, then a courier and part-time property agent, was arrested in November last year following a tip-off from a member of the public after viewing a CCTV image released through the media for information.
The court heard that he would pretend to look for directions or lie that he was looking for a friend's unit, and lure the victims to the staircase landing to molest them. Deputy Public Prosecutor Agnes Chan told the court that he would violate the private parts of the victims under the pretext of asking them to feel his heartbeat or under the guise of fortune-telling by reading their palms.
She had urged District Judge Roy Neighbour to impose a substantial sentence with caning in view of the aggravating factors. She said Tan was clearly a risk and danger to society and needed to be put off circulation for a long time to safeguard the safety and interests of the public.

CEA has received a total of 72 complaints or about six every working day,

REINING IN ERRANT PROPERTY AGENTS

6 complaints a day

By Daryl Chin 

 

IN THE 19 days since it was set up, the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) has received a total of 72 complaints or about six every working day, about errant property agents.
Till Nov 10, about one in two complaints to the CEA was about unprofessional agents or the quality of service they provided.
Complaints about misrepresentation, alleged fraud, disputes on commission and bickering between agents made up the rest.
The council can now only refer complaints involving disputes on commissions and contractual matters back to the agents, who will be tasked to provide the CEA with a report within 14 days.
Said a spokesman: 'If they are unable to resolve the dispute, CEA will advise consumers to go to mediation centres such as the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) or the Singapore Mediation Centre.'
The council can also issue warning letters to errant agents for acts such as distributing fliers containing misleading information.

Woman fined for perverting justice - property agent Leung Man Kwan

Woman fined for perverting justice

By Khushwant Singh

WHEN she beat a red light in 2008, a friend who was then a police officer suggested that Evangeline Tay Su Ann pay $1,000 for another woman to take the rap.
On Tuesday, Tay, 22, was fined $2,000 for perverting the course of justice. Tay, who is studying for a business degree at the Singapore Institute of Management, said through her lawyer that she intends to appeal against the sentence.
Both the police officer and the other woman were jailed earlier.
Former deputy superintendent of police Kelvin Choo Yew Beng, 40, was sentenced to six months in jail in April last year for recruiting Leung Man Kwan to take the rap for Tay. Leung, 35, a property agent, was jailed for three months in 2009.
In Tay's case, District Judge Jill Tan said psychiatric reports indicated there was a 'causal link' between her depression and the committing of the offence. As she had kept on the right side of the law since 2008 and there was little chance of her repeating the offence, the judge found that it was not necessary to impose probation or a jail term.
Tay, who is believed to have appeared in men's magazine Maxim in 2007, had pleaded guilty late last year.

Job issues get airing at Speakers' Corner - property agent Augustin Lee

Job issues get airing at Speakers' Corner

By Cheryl Ong

The Employ Singaporeans First event at Speakers' Corner yesterday was attended by more than 100 people. -- ST PHOTO: SAM CHIN

MORE than 100 people turned up at Hong Lim Park on Saturday, at an event for those disgruntled about their employment prospects to air their views.
The Employ Singaporeans First event at Speakers' Corner was organised by Mr Gilbert Goh, 49, who said he was a social worker in Sydney, Australia.
He said he quit his job to come back here to contest in the recent general election under the National Solidarity Party banner for Tampines GRC.
Mr Goh runs the website Transitioning.org, a support group for the unemployed, and is looking for part-time work.
Four speakers, including him, spoke at the hour-long event.
They included property agent Augustin Lee, 38, who said there was a 'culture' here whereby employers treated their foreign employees better than local ones.

CJ sends a signal to young drivers - property agent Gabriel Lim Yong Han

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CJ sends a signal to young drivers

By Selina Lum 

 

A PROBATIONARY driver who caused a fatal accident will now be barred from taking the wheel for six years, not one, after a successful appeal by prosecutors.
Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong, who extended the driving ban on property agent Gabriel Lim Yong Han, 22, said on Thursday: 'I should send a signal to young and inexperienced drivers that they should exercise care when they drive... if they don't and cause a death, then they should be disqualified for a long period.'
Lim's probationary driving licence was just eight months old when he drove his father's lorry across a pair of white lines along Braddell Road in December 2008, cutting into the path of a taxi in the next lane and then hitting it.
The collision at 1.50am on Dec 27 left the taxi's rear passenger, accountant Tan Sheng Ping, 28, seriously injured. Ms Tan, who was not wearing a seat belt, died in hospital 1-1/2 hours later.
Cabby Teo Cheng Liang, 41, also hurt, was given three days of medical leave.
Last October, Lim pleaded guilty in a district court to causing Ms Tan's death through negligence, and to injuring Mr Teo, also through negligence.

abused Maid 4 times in 4 days - Juliana Ayob

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Maid abused 4 times in 4 days

By Elena Chong

Juliana Ayob, 34, a property agent and a former designer, was also ordered to pay $1,500 compensation to the maid, Ms Biyanti Marsono, 31. --ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN

A WOMAN who abused her Indonesian maid four times within four days was sentenced to six weeks' jail on Thursday.
Juliana Ayob, 34, a property agent and a former designer, was also ordered to pay $1,500 compensation to the maid, Ms Biyanti Marsono, 31. She is appealing against conviction and sentence.
Earlier this week, District Judge Kamala Ponnampalam had found her guilty of assaulting the maid between Jan 3 and 6 last year at her flat in Bukit Merah Central.
The maid started work at the household on Dec 30, 2008. Four days into her job, Juliana scolded her for alleged poor cooking. Juliana then slapped her, pinched her arm and pulled her ears. She also used a wooden ladle to hit her nose twice, and there was blood the second time. Later that day she kicked the maid on the right knee for preparing drinks that was too sweet.
Ms Biyanti was abused again the next day. On Jan 6 when Juliana twisted and pulled her ear and hit the back of her neck with a book, she fled. She had wanted to meet her agent but ended up at Safra Club at Telok Blangah Way where she sought help.
Juliana could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined up to $7,500 on each charge.

Property agent faces 9 more charges - Jack Ang Hoe Meng

Property agent faces 9 more charges

By Khushwant Singh

A PROPERTY agent accused of murdering a Japanese man in a back alley was charged with nine other offences yesterday.
Jack Ang Hoe Meng, 41, is said to have killed Mr Takanori Inada, 30, who was found with multiple injuries near Bukit Pasoh Road in the early hours of Oct 23.
When police arrested him 10 days later, they found three iPods, 11 wallets, an assortment of foreign currencies, a mobile phone and a watch in his flat in Lorong 8, Toa Payoh, and in a safety deposit box at a bank.
He was charged with one count of possessing stolen property and four counts of theft. Valuables were said to have been stolen from victims in Tras Street, Tanjong Pagar Road, Kreta Ayer Road and a carpark in Toa Payoh between July 16 and Oct 31.
Ang was also charged with misappropriating a $50 mobile phone from a Mr David Crawford in Duxton Road on Oct 30.
The remaining three charges were for driving without a valid licence, driving without insurance, and taking his wife's Mitsubishi Lancer EX without her permission.

 

 

 

Ex-property agent jailed for cheating and forgery

By Khushwant Singh 

BETWEEN November 2007 and February last year, property agent Anika Priyadharshini, 38, cheated clients and credit companies of nearly $292,000.
The divorcee of two failed marriages was jailed 41/2 years by a district court on Monday. The mother of three pleaded guilty to 23 charges. The judge took into consideration 44 other charges when passing sentence.
She was an agent with DTZ Debenham Tie Leung when she met Ms Lohambal Doraisamy in a temple in late 2008. In December 2008, Priyadharshini claimed that she had been able to convince a seller of a Bukit Panjang flat to lower his asking price by $20,000. She then pocketed the $40,000 that Ms Doraisamy handed her as a deposit to purchase the unit. A month later, she convinced the other woman to hand over $14,390 for stamp duties.
During that period the agent also hoodwinked a computer programmer that she had a flat to rent out and then disappeared with the $4,410 he gave her as the rental and security deposit.
The former agent also forged court papers that stated she would receive the full proceeds from the sale of the matrimonial flat after divorce proceedings to get a $15,000 loan from a licensed moneylender in High Street Plaza. Priyadharshini, a bankrupt, also lied on the loan application form about her bankruptcy status.
The court heard that she also used the particulars of her boyfriend to apply for credit cards and used these for fraudulent purchases amounting to $9,680. She also used the identity cards of her clients to subscribe to cellphone plans.
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RUNNING AWAY JUS FOR 1K

Evelyn Lin

EVERYONE SAW??THIS IS THE LAWRENCE CHONG FROM ECG PROPERTY...HP NO 97688483...I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO UPLOAD THIS BECAUSE ITS OBVIOUS U ARE RUNNING AWAY JUS FOR 1K..HMM..COME ON R U A MAN????N ANYTHING SETTLE WITH POLICE OR IN COURT LAH..Y RUN..ANIONE WHO SEE OR KNOW HIM...ASK HIM TO GIVE ME A RING K..IF NOT I AM WONDERING IF HE HAS BALLS....SHAMEFUL!! this bugger dare to even question police officer if he is real..n officer claims he i rude..pls ple don;t ever co broke with this black sheep in the trade n i wil take civil actions against him...don't ever..scheming dubious n proud..

 

challenged me to the police for jus 300 bucks

Evelyn Lin

wow god on my side..rem guys there is this property agent who cheated n challenged me to the police for jus 300 bucks but aso dare not turn up in police station???well its this bugger ANTHONY LEE..N HE REJECTED ALOT OF CALLS AND ALSO USED SLP PROPERTY TO TRADE WITH ME WHEN HE IS TERMINATED THERE ALREADY N NOW IN RH PROPERTY....N GUESS WHAT..I CALLED HIM LAST NIGHT WITH THREE WITNESS USING PRIVATE PHONE AND NAMED MYSELF ANOTHER GER AND HE CALLED ME HEY 'HEY I REM U SWEETIE..HOW R YOU..U FRM FACEBOOK RIGHT WHEN I DON;T THINK HE KNOWS...CHEAPSAKE..USE BELOW TO THINK...REPORTED TO CEA...N WIL LODGE A REPORT N ANTHONY ..IF YOU SAW THIS POST..YOU NOT HAPPY..PLS LAH FOR GOODNESS SAKE REPORT TO POLICE ..I M WAITING MAN..IF YOU DON'T SINCE NOW I M BETTER FROM OPERATION..300 BUCKS ALSO RUN..I WIL JUS TEL IO THIS CASE TOO...=)