SINGAPORE: A contact tracer used NRIC details he had retained from his previous job as a recruiter to illegally redeem 207 reusable face masks given out by the People's Association at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
From May 26 to Jun 14 last year, Singapore residents could collect one reusable mask each from designated vending machines across the country. Goh realised that there was no further verification required beyond scanning the barcode on his NRIC. He used NRIC details belonging to 207 people and redeemed the corresponding number of face masks worth S$2,049.30 in total.
The prosecutor called for at least seven months and six weeks' jail and a fine of S$3,000, saying that the case involves exploitation of Government-run automated vending machines that were introduced for greater convenience to Singapore residents. He said Goh did not sell or leak the NRIC information for profit or to cause damage, and had withdrawn the face masks"during a time where there was no shortage of face masks".
Recruiters are generally scum. So it doesn’t surprise.
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