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| Teo Chu Ha Henry and his sister Teo Suya Bik Judy were jailed on Jan 11, 2020, for conspiring to share confidential business information with companies in China to secure contracts. (Photo by=TODAY/Nuria Ling) |
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] Two siblings were jailed on Monday (Jan 11) for conspiring to share confidential business information with companies in China to secure contracts, said the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
Teo Chu Ha Henry, 72, a former senior director of logistics at Seagate Technology International was sentenced to 50 months' jail. His sister, 68-year-old Teo Suya Bik Judy was given 41 months' jail and a penalty of S$2,320,864.10. The siblings were investigated by the CPIB even though the offenses were carried out in China, as the Prevention of Corruption Act states that Singapore citizens who commit corrupt acts overseas will be prosecuted as if they did so in Singapore.
As a senior director in the company and a member of the tender committee, Henry had access to Seagate’s confidential information and conspired to share it with Judy, who was not a Seagate employee. Between 2007 to 2010, Judy corruptly received a total of around 11.3 million yuan (S$2.32 million) in gratifications from Feili and SLT, said CPIB. Henry was previously convicted in another case for receiving kickbacks from a vendor in Singapore. CPIB worked closely with Chinese authorities such as the Shanghai City Zhabei District People’s Procuratorate as part of a protracted investigation into the offenses committed overseas.
