A 47-year-old officer of Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, was charged today with taking bribes and accepting sexual favors in exchange for helping two Chinese nationals secure Special Passes. Cheng is also alleged to have offered Teo about S$500 for help on the Special Pass, which he rejected. Lim had allegedly lied to Cheng that he used to work at the immigration department and had friends there who could help Cheng remain in Singapore. She gave Lim S$2,000 and 3,000 yuan (S$610) to arrange for Lei to be issued a Special Pass. For these offenses, Cheng and Lim were both charged with 14 counts of corruption each.

Source: The Standard November 24, 2020 04:41 UTC