SINGAPORE — A 55-year-old woman was charged on Friday (Sept 29) with two counts of forging documents purportedly from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), in order to get money from government agencies.
A 55-year-old woman was charged on Friday with two counts of forging documents purportedly from the Prime Minister's Office , in order to get money from government agencies.
Toh Siew Hoon Margaret, a Singaporean, is accused of forging a letter dated June 16 this year from the PMO, asking for the return of a deposit she paid to the Customs Operations Command. She also allegedly forged a PMO letter dated June 17 this year seeking the return of S$8,000 she purportedly paid to the Housing Board .
The police said in a statement that they received a report from Singapore Customs on June 22, after a Customs investigation officer received Toh's email. The email contained a letter allegedly prepared by the PMO, demanding that matters be expedited without any delay, said the police.The police identified the woman in follow-up investigations and arrested her on June 27. Preliminary investigations found that she had also allegedly forged the other letter and emailed it to HDB, asking for a refund"without any delay" over the money she paid for the e-bidding of two minimart shops.She will return to court next month.
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