Last accused set to plead guilty handed four more charges
The Straits Times|June 05, 2024
Wang Dehai faces three counts for faking job titles, and one for hiring housekeeper illegally
Christine Tan
Last accused set to plead guilty handed four more charges

The last person in Singapore’s largest money laundering case scheduled to plead guilty has been handed new charges alleging he faked his employment as a brand manager and a business consultant.

Cypriot national Wang Dehai, 35, was back in court on June 4 to receive four additional charges under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act.

Three charges were for allegedly faking job titles between 2018 and 2022, and one charge was for allegedly hiring a housekeeper without a valid work pass.

Wang, who has been in remand for more than nine months since his arrest on Aug 15, 2023, will be the last person in the case to plead guilty on June 7.

According to the new charges, between 2018 and 2022, Wang conspired with Su Yongcan and one Phua Cheng Wan to make three false statements relating to his applications for a work pass.

Phua, in his capacity as the director of a firm called Craft Digital, allegedly authorised his human resource department to apply for an employment pass on Wang’s behalf.

This story is from the June 05, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.

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