Tan Kok Kiong, 56, pleaded guilty to one cheating charge and 11 forgery charges.
Tan Kok Kiong was sentenced to 24 weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to one cheating charge and 11 forgery charges.
His job scope included teaching and conducting research in control, intelligent systems and robotics.On April 22, Deputy Public Prosecutor David Menon said that Tan submitted expense reports containing inflated claims to NUS and claims for expenses which he had not incurred for work. In relation to the cheating charge, DPP Menon said Tan bought slim panel boards for a personal project testing an elderly care monitoring system.
DPP Menon added: “During this time, the accused ruminated irrationally about wanting to retaliate against his family for what perceived to be a lack of appreciation of him. He irrationally believed that they would appreciate him more if he got into trouble for these offences.”
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