Charged, Jail, Bribes, Kopi money, Sexual favours, Corruption

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CID officer charged with accepting $26,500 in bribes

Charged with 21 counts of corruptly receiving gratification, as well as 21 counts of forging police letters to cheat the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) into issuing special passes to 53 Vietnamese and mainland Chinese women.

A POLICE officer from a specialised unit under the Criminal Investigation Department was charged in court yesterday with accepting a total of $26,500 for helping foreign women obtain special passes to extend their stay here.

Daniel Teo Guan Koon (picture) — a senior staff sergeant of the Special Investigations Section, which probes serious crimes like murder — was charged with 21 counts of corruptly receiving gratification, as well as 21 counts of forging police letters to cheat the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) into issuing special passes to 53 Vietnamese and mainland Chinese women.

Investigations revealed that Teo, 35, befriended Eric Au Choon Yong and allegedly accepted money, between May and August last year, from the latter to deceive the ICA.

A Corrupt Practices Investigations Bureau spokesman said no charges have been preferred against Au yet.

Teo, who was represented by a lawyer at the Subordinate Courts yesterday, did not enter a plea. He will return to court for a pre-trial conference on July 4.

source : todayonline
read it via : Vrforums

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everytime a police officer get caught for doing such a thing, they get shoved into the limelight. main purpose is perhaps not just to shame him.. but also to remind those that are doing it that CPIB/IAD are watching......  (then the questions arise.. who would watch over them?)


wonder what charges will be brought against him.

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For a $50 bribe attempt on a policeman, an errant driver gets six weeks in prison

A CEMENT mixer driver tried to beat a traffic rap by offering a police officer a $50 bribe — and ended up being jailed for six weeks.

The court heard that on Nov 6, Staff Sergeant Niaz Mohamed of the Traffic Police had spotted Lim Leong Hai, 57, driving his heavy vehicle along the Tampines Expressway without a valid driving permit.

The driver tried to weasel his way out of a ticket by offering the staff sergeant "kopi money".

Despite the officer's warnings, he made repeated advances, even taking out his wallet to produce a $50 note.

Staff Sergeant Niaz seized the money and arrested him.

District Judge Jasvender Kaur said it was the norm for the court to impose jail time on those who try to bribe law officers, and that six weeks was the least she could mete out.

But a teary-eyed Lim tried to talk his way out of trouble again: He appealed to the court for a fine, claiming he was not thinking straight as he "was pre-occupied with family problems".

The judge did not buy his excuse.

He could have been jailed for up to five years and fined up to $100,000.

A spokesperson for the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said it had dealt with three cases of motorists trying to bribe officers this year.

Separately, on Dec 18, Foo Kwong Wah was charged with soliciting $300 to $500 as an incentive to act as a witness to a road accident.

A pre-trial conference has been arranged for Jan 3. — Zul Othman

Source: http://www.todayonline.com/articles/229633.asp

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you have been warned.

[Paul Chew]

remember to tap all your recordings with an officer.. sometimes, it really depends on who initial the 'transactions' that can help your legal situations.

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idea. but how to do it discreetly?

[Paul Chew]

your handphone is a good starting point.

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erm, to activate recording, got to click here, click there....

takes too long liao. sure chicken hand duck leg one.

[TrialSpyder]

Bribe TP with $50?!..Siow bo..tis guy must b outta his freaking mind lor..

Tis kinda thingy is only applicable on NS highway hor..

[Paul Chew]

practice make perfect

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Two traffic policemen have been charged on Thursday with conduct prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the police force.

Aziz Osman, 49, is on 10 charges of prejudicial conduct. In one charge, he is accused of deploying five traffic policemen to form a wedding convoy while on duty.

The station inspector allegedly directed his subordinates to escort the regional manager of Pirelli Asia, Mr John Hooi Tuck Sung, to the Botanic Gardens for his wedding ceremony, and then to falsify records on their patrol log sheets in 2004.

A video, suspected to be that of the traffic police wedding convoy has been circulating on the Internet, according to Shin Min Daily.

The 45-second clip shows uniformed men on motorcycles surrounding a couple on a large motorcycle. Dressed all in black, the couple ride into their outdoor wedding venue to applause.

The men appear to be wearing uniforms similar to those of the traffic police, and turned on their sirens throughout the journey.

If convicted, he can be fined up to $500 and/or jailed up to three months.

Hashim Kamari, 48, is accused of corruptly accepting an $83 discount from Mr Lim Sun Kwang when he bought a Metzeler tyre in June 2004 in return for recommending his Traffic Police Department to buy tyres from JR Pte Ltd.

As he is charged with corruption, he can be fined up to $100,000 and/or jailed up to five years.

Both officers also allegedly went on a junket which included a free air ticket, meals and accommodation for a promotional event of Pirelli's tyres in Taiwan in April 2004.

Hashim has been released on bail of $500 but his passport has been impounded.

Their pre-trial conference will be held on March 12.

via : http://forums.vr-zone.com/world-news-singapore-affairs/394840-spore-traffic-policemen-charged-escorting-wedding-convoy.html

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[tags] CPIB

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blast from 2007. in 2010, one can notice more of these examples. from the ICA, to the STA guys.

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[tags] prejudicial corruption

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Jun 14, 2010
2 cops refuse bribes

By Lai Han-Wei



Two drivers were arrested over the weekend for attempting to bribe police officer Sergeant Mohammad Sufyan to look the other way for various offenses. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

TWO drivers were arrested over the weekend for attempting to bribe police officers to look the other way for various offenses. Police said a 57-year-old driver was arrested for attempting to bribe a Traffic Police officer on Saturday. The driver, who was caught for using a handphone while driving and other traffic offences, had told police Sergeant Mohammad Sufyan, that he was willing to give cash in return for the officer to look the other way.

The driver even wrote down his handphone number on a piece of paper and handed it over to Sergeant Sufyan, offering to meet the officer to pass him the money. Immediately, Sergeant Sufyan warned the driver that it was an offence to bribe a public servant. Undeterred, the driver made the offer again. He was promptly arrested. In a separate incident, a 45-year-old lorry driver was also arrested for trying to bribe a police officer on Sunday at about 12.30am. Police received a call informing them that a lorry driver appeared to have fainted in his vehicle along Pasir Ris Drive 1.

When station inspector David Tan Boon Leong and his teammate arrived at the scene, a lorry passenger was seen coming out of the vehicle and trying to hail a taxi. The officers stopped him and carried out a check. Three packets of contraband cigarettes were found on him. The lorry driver was found in a semi-conscious state and smelling strongly of alcohol. A plastic bag containing a white powdery substance, believed to be a controlled drug, was also found.

The driver was arrested for drink driving and possession and consumption of controlled drugs. His passenger was also detained for possession of contraband cigarettes and consumption of controlled drugs. The driver then told Inspector Tan that he was carrying a large amount of cash, and offered it to the officer in return for letting him off. He was arrested. Both cases have since been referred to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).

via : http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?t=62961

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Classic case from China.

Lai Changxing
http://www.celicasg.org/index.php/topic,5500.0.html

and from just across the straits, Malaysia.
http://www.celicasg.org/index.php/topic,3389.0.html

[TrialSpyder]

Sg got standard 1..refuse bribe cos $$ no enough mah..kekeke..*kidding*..*kidding*..hopefully no TP see tis..

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"Jun 8, 2010

How to steer clear of 'kopi money' trap

I REFER to last Tuesday's report, ''Kopi money' risk', and wish to share more than 10 years of experience driving my Malaysian wife to her hometown.
We travel on the North-South Highway via the Second Link two weekends a month. My experience is that 90 per cent of speed traps are not official operations - that is, no speeding tickets can be issued. They are typically informal set-ups focusing on stopping cars with Singapore licence plates.
Drivers from Singapore have encouraged a burgeoning cottage industry by fishing out Malaysian currency every time they are stopped. Instead of scrapping plans to drive to Malaysia, we should abandon the temptation to bribe the police.
Try this the next time you are stopped at a road block for speeding, illegal U-turns or whatever supposed reason:
Officers on a genuine police operation issue tickets immediately. Call the bluff of those who linger and hint that you might want to 'settle on the spot' - for example, RM100 (S$43) instead of RM300 - or save yourself the trouble of paying the fine at some distant location. Ask for the ticket immediately.
I no longer bother to argue that I was not speeding. Owing to the frequency of my visits to Malaysia, I regularly get stopped no matter what speed I might be doing. They invariably pretend to write down my details or simply wave me off.
I have even overheard some policemen say in Malay to let me go and focus on others (who might pay).
Over the years, I have not been issued tickets and have saved thousands simply by not bribing.
For those who do receive tickets, you do not need to go out of your way to pay the fines. Counters are occasionally opened at the Malaysian Customs. All existing fines, including those from automated speed cameras, can be conveniently settled there.
Naturally, those who want to give 'kopi money' at such or other operations are inviting arrest.

Albert Tay"

via : http://www.bmw-sg.com/forums/bmw-singapore-motoring-life/40376-tp-bribe-malaysia-may-change-your-mind-5.html