{"id":7532,"date":"2025-09-18T13:55:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/school-facilities-manager-charged-for-obtaining-more-than-67000-in-bribes\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T13:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:55:41","slug":"school-facilities-manager-charged-for-obtaining-more-than-67000-in-bribes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/school-facilities-manager-charged-for-obtaining-more-than-67000-in-bribes\/","title":{"rendered":"School facilities manager charged for obtaining more than $67,000 in bribes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div readability=\"84\">\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A school facilities manager allegedly took more than $67,000 in bribes by allowing three individuals to further their business with the school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The 58-year-old man is accused of accepting bribes on 31 separate occasions over a period of nearly six years from February 2018 to January 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">At the time of the offences, Ng Cher Him was working as a facilities manager at St Joseph&rsquo;s Institution (SJI).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The Straits Times has contacted SJI for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">On Sept 18, Ng was handed nine charges &ndash; six for corruptly obtaining or accepting gratification from others in his capacity as facilities manager of SJI and three for misleading the school with false quotations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Ng is accused of accepting bribes totalling $24,820 from Renee Song Mui Kuan, a sales manager for construction firm FB Services, on 12 occasions from 2018 and 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">This was allegedly Ng&rsquo;s reward for allowing Song&rsquo;s firm to continue its business with SJI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">He also reportedly pocketed another $34,780 from Song on another 13 occasions between 2020 and 2023 under the same arrangement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Song, 53, was handed four charges on Sept 18 for allegedly bribing Ng to further her company&rsquo;s business stake with SJI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The facilities manager is also accused of accepting a bribe of $5,000 from Ooi Kim Wei, a director of air-conditioning firm EuconAir Services, on one occasion between January 2021 and February 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">On Sept 18, Ooi, 48, was given one charge for allegedly giving the bribe to Ng as a reward for furthering his firm&rsquo;s business with SJI.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image -mx-lg mb-md mt-lg\">\n<figure><figcaption id=\"figcaption\"><span>On Sept 18, Ooi Kim Wei, 48, was given one charge for allegedly giving the bribe to Ng as a reward for furthering his firm&rsquo;s business with SJI. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG<!-- -->&nbsp;<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Meanwhile, Ng is also accused of obtaining at least $2,500 from Margaret Chin Lee Lan, a director at securities firm Integrated Security Solution Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">He had reportedly received the money from the 71-year-old woman over five occasions between 2020 and 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image -mx-lg mb-md mt-lg\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/thenewpaper\/47e0f21e8d17d0652272da1df3c025b4c9c836ddeefef4da196aee3db944877a\/rrchin1809.jpg?w=450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/thenewpaper\/47e0f21e8d17d0652272da1df3c025b4c9c836ddeefef4da196aee3db944877a\/rrchin1809.jpg?w=225 225w, https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/thenewpaper\/47e0f21e8d17d0652272da1df3c025b4c9c836ddeefef4da196aee3db944877a\/rrchin1809.jpg?w=360 360w, https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/thenewpaper\/47e0f21e8d17d0652272da1df3c025b4c9c836ddeefef4da196aee3db944877a\/rrchin1809.jpg?w=450 450w\" alt=\"Ng Cher Him is also accused of obtaining at least $2,500 from Margaret Chin Lee Lan, a director at securities firm Integrated Security Solution Asia Pacific. \" loading=\"eager\"><figcaption id=\"figcaption\"><span>Ng Cher Him is also accused of obtaining at least $2,500 from Margaret Chin Lee Lan, a director at securities firm Integrated Security Solution Asia Pacific. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG<!-- -->&nbsp;<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Ng and Chin are also accused of conspiring to come up with a set of false quotations, over six occasions in 2019 and 2020, for the supply and installation of a CCTV system within the school compound, to mislead SJI into accepting the arrangement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">On Sept 18, Chin was handed four charges, for allegedly bribing Ng to further her firm&rsquo;s business with SJI and for conspiring with others to mislead SJI with false statements and quotations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Ng will return to court on Oct 30 for his next mention, while Song, Ooi and Chin will return to court on Oct 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Those found guilty of corruption offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act can be jailed for up to five years, fined up to $100,000, or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<p>Andrew Wong for The Straits Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>School facilities manager charged for obtaining more than $67,000 in bribes<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A school facilities manager allegedly took more than $67,000 in bribes by allowing three individuals to further their business with the school. 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