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3 former Shell employees linked to $200 million gas oil heist charged with graft
Richard Goh Chee Keong, Juandi Pungot and Muzaffar Ali Khan Muhamad Akram appeared before a district court on Feb 23.
PublishedFeb 23, 2021, 11:52 am SGT
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FILE PHOTO: A general view of Shell s Pulau Bukom petrochemical complex in Singapore, July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
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SINGAPORE: Three former Shell Eastern Petroleum employees who are accused of being involved in a scheme to steal fuel from the petroleum giant’s Pulau Bukom refinery were charged in court on Tuesday (Feb 23) with corruption offences.
The men are accused of bribing employees of various surveying companies engaged by Shell to inspect vessels which Shell supplied fuel to, said the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). They were previously also charged over their alleged involvement in misappropriating fuel from Shell Bukom.
A second former Shell Eastern Petroleum employee linked to a case involving more than 300,000 tonnes of stolen gas oil worth over $200 million - the largest ever in Singapore - admitted to his role in the offences yesterday.
Former authorised gas safety tester Muhammad Ashraf Hamzah worked with his then colleagues to misappropriate 55,321 tonnes of gas oil worth nearly US$25 million (S$33 million) between 2014 and 2016. He has made no restitution to Shell.
He received at least $700,000 in ill-gotten gains for his participation in the conspiracy.
The 39-year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty in a district court yesterday to nine counts of criminal breach of trust involving gas oil worth more than US$18 million.
SINGAPORE - A second former Shell Eastern Petroleum employee linked to a case involving more than 300,000 tonnes of stolen gas oil worth over $200 million - the largest ever in Singapore - admitted to his role in the offences on Wednesday (Jan 6).
Former authorised gas safety tester Muhammad Ashraf Hamzah worked with his then colleagues to misappropriate 55,321 tonnes of gas oil worth nearly US$25 million (S$33 million) between 2014 and 2016. He has made no restitution to Shell.
Ashraf received at least $700,000 in ill-gotten gains through his participation in the conspiracy.
The 39-year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty in a district court on Wednesday to nine counts of criminal breach of trust involving gas oil worth more than US$18 million.