SINGAPORE: Former lawyer Jeffrey Ong Su Aun was sentenced to 19 years' jail on Monday for cheating and misappriopriating millions of dollars that he had access to as an attorney.
In sentencing, Senior District Judge Bala Reddy said this case reveals"a reprehensible instance of misconduct perpetrated by a lawyer, whose actions have not only betrayed the fundamental principles of the profession but have also eroded society's trust in legal practitioners". He said Ong was"actively engaged in criminal activities". Over about a week in May 2019, multiple police reports were filed with the Commercial Affairs Department that Ong had misappropriated millions of dollars from client escrow accounts and committed forgery.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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