4 weeks' jail for woman who bribed ICA officer to expedite her PR application

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SINGAPORE - A woman was jailed for four weeks over bribing a then Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) customer service officer with $1,500 to expedite her application for Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) status.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - A woman was jailed for four weeks over bribing a then Immigration and Checkpoints Authority customer service officer with $1,500 to expedite her application for Singapore Permanent Resident status.

According to court documents, Tey was in a hurry to obtain her PR status after she found out that she was pregnant. Sharon Loo Wai Woon, one of the company's sales consultants, replied that the company would be able to apply for PR status on Tey's behalf, for a fee of $5,000.She later contacted Loo and asked the sales consultant to help her with her PR application in a personal capacity.

Tey and Teo then met on two occasions in September 2017. Teo said that she would be able to expedite Tey's application as she was familiar with the information and documents required.

 

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