Singapore Jails Wang Jue 10 Weeks Over S$360,000 Sham Employment Pass Scheme
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Updated · newswav.com · Jul 16
Singapore Jails Wang Jue 10 Weeks Over S$360,000 Sham Employment Pass Scheme
3 articles · Updated · newswav.com · Jul 16
Summary
A Singapore court sentenced Wang Jue, 43, to 10 weeks in jail after finding she conspired to file a false employment pass declaration tied to a sham investment arrangement.
S$360,000 was paid by Chinese national Zhang Qingqiao under a plan promising a Singapore employment pass, S$10,000 monthly dividends for 36 months and a path toward permanent residency.
MW Dynamics never genuinely employed Zhang, the court heard, though he received S$10,000 a month for 13 months as purported repayment of principal and returns.
District Judge Tan Jen Tse said the 18-month scheme was sophisticated, involving a participating Singapore company and false documents, and ruled Wang was a key player though not the mastermind.
Wang, who had denied wrongdoing and said she acted as a middleman for wealthy clients, is appealing both her conviction and sentence; the charge carries up to two years' jail and a S$20,000 fine.