Former NKF chairman Richard Yong sentenced to 15 months jail

monoslayer SG

SINGAPORE: Former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chairman Richard Yong has been sentenced to 15 months jail.
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The sentence will be backdated to 4 August 2007, which was the date he was slapped with ten charges for various alleged offences.

Yong had pleaded guilty to only three of those charges one under the Penal Code, another two under the Bankruptcy Act.

In passing the sentence, the judge said Yong had made an illegal flight from Singapore to Malaysia, so he had undermined the bankruptcy law in Singapore by his action.

The judge added that "the sentence should reflect the gravity of offences to deter other likeminded" people.

Yongs lawyer Jeffrey Beh said Yong was surprised with the sentence as he had expected to get less than six months jail. Mr Beh said he would discuss with Yong whether he plans to appeal.

His client had been ordered to cough up nearly S$1 million in legal costs and damages to NKF. When he failed to do so, Yong was declared a bankrupt in May.

But Yong sold several properties in Singapore and even transferred money to his wifes bank account believed to amount to several million dollars.

Yong did not reveal the proceeds of the sales or any of the money he had to authorities as required of bankrupts under the law.

And on 17 May, Yong left Singapore for Malaysia without official permission and eventually ended up in Hong Kong.

He was nabbed in Hong Kong on 4 July and was finally brought back to Singapore a month later.

According to his lawyer, Yong was depressed when he left Singapore and had sought treatment in Hong Kong.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20070919/tap-300550-231650b.html

stellazio SG

and durai only get 3 months right? Mad Mad

freedom4ever SG

dun you know that rich = lighter sentence in singapore?
rich = law

monoslayer SG

nbcb…. 15 mths only…

de_middle SG

and he still thinks its harsh Rolling Eyes

the Bear SG

the bastard should be tortured to death.. slowly Mad

children skipped meals for his charity..
people below the poverty line scratched together what little they had for his charity..
old folks who didn't even have anything gave to his charity...

he basically financially sodomised them, emotionally raped them, psychologically scarred them...

then he took all that ill-gotten gains, transferred them to his wife and ran for it..

tell me that's not grounds for having him tortured to death Mad

throw him in the PMITA prison.. i hope the inmates beat the crap out of him every chance they get Mad

4getmenot SG

only 15months... even opposition politicians with less serious crimes is dealt harsher... 15months.. he'll probably serve less than a year b4 is released on 'good behaviour'.. Rolling Eyes

Slipshade SG

What do you guys really expect… They are elites wat… Like that pianist who didn’t get much of a punishment for escaping NS.

noahnoah SG

after he release

he might be still rich as ever

some money hiding at some overseas bank

he will not eat cai png one

Laughing

angel7030 SG

Yes, somemore he will be jail in Queentown rather than Changi for white crime, Queentown prison very good life, got TV and Yong tau foo to eat, private bathroom too.

noahnoah SG

yep lor maybe got lappy to surf net too

Laughing

angel7030 SG

Ya lor ya lor, if he go changi prison, sure backside kenna open you know by those gangster who hate such rich pple, i heard my bf said alot of homosexual there, aiya, rich ppls also go better prison, lucky him.

noahnoah SG

why not after he released out

maybe just simply leave singapore for good

and stay in aust or canada with a few million money he earned

throught some dirty hands of his

why not?

Suffer for one year but after many good years ahead Laughing

angel7030 SG

Yeah! they are millionaire liao! no need to work already, in fact money keep inside bank earn interest enough liao. Go to jail still use our tax money to feed him, our Gst to house him.

Actually this kind of crime is worst then those ah beng robbery or stealing, it about the concious of one act against charity. It is really very shameful, nevermind, if here dun punish him enough, god shall punish him in hell.

Nato SG

Is it true that Albert Hong is SM Goh C T classmate in RI??

the Bear SG

you know what's the funniest bit?

'he was depressed and went to HK to seek treatment' Laughing

now.. a lobotomised, traumatised, comatose, brain-damaged, semi-sentient would not even believe that

i still think he should be slowly tortured to death Mad

gigabyte14 SG

machiam hotel lor

<Precious> SG

Methinks 15 months is too light.... This kind of scum deserves 15 years at least or better still, lock him up and throw away the key........... ! Evil or Very Mad