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Singapore Law Watch
14-05-2025
- Business
- Singapore Law Watch
3 weeks' jail for man who tricked Tampines Town Council into paying extra $233,000 for water pumps
3 weeks' jail for man who tricked Tampines Town Council into paying extra $233,000 for water pumps Source: Straits Times Article Date: 14 May 2025 Author: Shaffiq Alkhatib Zhang Shuyan was the managing director of electrical and mechanical maintenance and installation firm FYH Integrated at the time of the offence. A man who billed Tampines Town Council for more expensive products instead of the actual items he provided, tricking it into paying an extra $233,000 for water pumps, was sentenced to three weeks' jail on May 13. Zhang Shuyan, 59, who was managing director of electrical and mechanical maintenance and installation firm FYH Integrated at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty in April to one count of falsifying accounts to the town council. Before handing down the sentence on May 13, District Judge Kenneth Chin noted that the Singaporean had made full restitution and paid the bulk of it before he was charged. However, the judge stressed that Zhang's case involved public funds and that he committed the offence over a sustained period of a year. Deputy public prosecutors David Koh and Yeow Xuan stated in court documents that the offender and his wife incorporated the firm in 2009 with $500,000. It later entered into a three-year contract with Tampines Town Council in February 2016 for jobs related to pumps and refuse chute flushing systems. FYH was responsible for the maintenance, servicing and repair of pumps in the Housing Board blocks within the town council's purview. It was also contracted to replace defective pumps in the HDB blocks. The contract included a schedule of rates, with a list of items and their corresponding prices, that FYH would bill the town council for. Between April 2016 and July 2017, Zhang's firm replaced 267 single-stage water pumps in the Tampines estate. But Zhang billed the products as multi-stage water pumps that cost more than $1,400 each, compared with a single-stage pump that cost around $550. The town council received 203 invoices for the replacement of the pumps and paid more than $380,000 to FYH. Zhang's scheme came to light in 2017, after the town council's managing agent realised FYH had been charging it for multi-stage pumps even though only single-stage pumps were used. After he was found out, Zhang agreed to refund the extra amount that the town council had paid out to his company, which was more than $233,000. He was later charged in 2024. Offenders found guilty of falsifying accounts can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined. Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times' court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts. Source: The Straits Times © SPH Media Limited. Permission required for reproduction. Print
Malay Mail
13-05-2025
- Malay Mail
In Singapore, ex-maintenance firm boss jailed for S$233,000 pump scam involving Tampines Town Council
SINGAPORE, May 13 — A 59-year-old man was sentenced to three weeks' jail today for deceiving Tampines Town Council into overpaying S$233,000 (RM773,000) for water pumps by submitting inflated invoices. Zhang Shuyan, the former managing director of maintenance firm FYH Integrated, pleaded guilty in April to falsifying accounts by billing the town council for higher-priced multi-stage pumps instead of the actual single-stage units provided, according to a report published in The Straits Times today. District Judge Kenneth Chin noted Zhang had made full restitution, with most of the repayment completed before he was charged, but stressed the offence involved public funds and was committed over more than a year. Court documents revealed Zhang and his wife founded FYH Integrated in 2009 with S$500,000, and in February 2016 secured a three-year contract with Tampines Town Council to service and replace water pumps and refuse chute systems in HDB blocks. From April 2016 to July 2017, FYH replaced 267 single-stage pumps, which cost about S$550 each, but billed the council as if multi-stage pumps — priced over S$1,400 — had been installed. The council paid more than S$380,000 based on 203 invoices before the discrepancy was discovered in 2017 by the town council's managing agent. Zhang subsequently agreed to refund the overpaid amount, which exceeded S$233,000, and was formally charged in 2024. The offence of falsifying accounts carries a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment and a fine.
New Paper
13-05-2025
- Business
- New Paper
3 weeks' jail for man who tricked Tampines Town Council into paying extra $233,000 for water pumps
A man who billed Tampines Town Council for more expensive products instead of the actual items he had provided, tricking it into paying an extra $233,000 for water pumps, was sentenced to three weeks' jail on May 13. Zhang Shuyan, 59, who was the managing director of electrical and mechanical maintenance and installation firm FYH Integrated at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty in April to one count of falsifying accounts to the town council. Before handing down the sentence on May 13, District Judge Kenneth Chin noted that the Singaporean had made full restitution and paid the bulk of it before he was charged. However, the judge stressed that Zhang's case involved public funds and that he committed the offence over a sustained period of a year. Deputy public prosecutors David Koh and Yeow Xuan stated in court documents that the offender and his wife incorporated the firm in 2009 with $500,000. It later entered into a three-year contract with Tampines Town Council in February 2016 for jobs related to pumps and refuse chute flushing systems. FYH was responsible for the maintenance, servicing and repair of pumps in the Housing Board blocks within the town council's purview. It was also contracted to replace defective pumps, in the HDB blocks. The contract included a schedule of rates, with a list of items and their corresponding prices, that FYH would bill the town council for. Between April 2016 and July 2017, Zhang's firm replaced 267 single-stage water pumps in the Tampines estate. Zhang, however, billed the products as multi-stage water pumps that cost more than $1,400 each, compared with a single-stage pump that cost around $550. The town council received 203 invoices for the replacement of the pumps and paid more than $380,000 to FYH. Zhang's scheme came to light in 2017, after the town council's managing agent realised FYH had been charging it for multi-stage pumps even though only single-stage pumps were used. After he was found out, Zhang agreed to refund the extra amount that the town council had paid out to his company, which was more than $233,000. He was later charged in 2024. Offenders found guilty of falsifying accounts can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined.
CNA
13-05-2025
- Business
- CNA
Company director jailed for cheating Tampines Town Council into paying S$230,000 extra for pumps
SINGAPORE: A company director who duped Tampines Town Council into paying for more expensive pumps than the ones his firm actually installed was jailed for three weeks on Tuesday (May 13). In total, Zhang Shuyan overcharged the town council S$233,705.10 (about US$180,000), for which he has made full restitution. Zhang, 59, earlier pleaded guilty to one amalgamated charge of falsifying 99 invoices submitted to Tampines Town Council in 2016. A second amalgamated charge of falsifying a further 104 invoices in 2017 was taken into consideration for sentencing. Zhang's company, FYH Integrated, provided maintenance and installation services for electrical and mechanical systems, which included pumps. From April 2016 to March 2019, it was in a contract with Tampines Town Council to maintain various types of pumps and refuse chute flushing systems in Housing and Development Board (HDB) blocks. The contract provided for FYH to replace defective pumps in the HDB blocks as necessary, among other services. Between Apr 1 and Dec 31, 2016, FYH replaced 137 single-stage pumps in the Tampines estate. Single-stage pumps were not found in the schedule of rates for FYH's contract with the town council, which listed multi-stage pumps instead. FYH and Tampines Town Council would therefore have needed to separately agree on a unit price for single-stage pumps. However, FYH submitted quotations for multi-stage pumps, and the town council issued work orders for multi-stage pumps. FYH then issued 99 invoices for the 137 pumps, invoicing the town council for more expensive multi-stage pumps instead of single-stage pumps. Zhang approved this practice, motivated in part by any additional profit that FYH stood to earn as a result, Deputy Public Prosecutors David Koh and Yeow Xuan said. He did the same with another 104 invoices for 130 pumps issued between Jan 1 and Jul 31, 2017. Tampines Town Council paid FYH a total of S$380,551.04 in respect of the 203 fraudulent invoices. The managing agent for Tampines Town Council at the time of the offences was CPG Facilities Management. CPG assisted to upkeep public facilities in Tampines, and managed and oversaw the performance of contracts. EM Services took over as managing agent in August 2017, and the offences were discovered thereafter. A property officer of the town council realised the disparity between the invoices and the pumps that were actually installed, and the town council sought a refund of the overpaid amount. They agreed to a unit price of about S$550 for the single-stage pumps, against a unit price of about $S1,425 for multi-stage pumps. The bulk of the refund was made by Tampines Town Council offsetting amounts from other invoices issued by FYH. Zhang restituted the remaining sum of about S$1,900 on Apr 2. In sentencing, District Judge Kenneth J Chin noted that the offences were committed against a public agency that uses public funds, and took place over a sustained period. He gave mitigating weight to Zhang's full restitution of the illegal profit and decision to plead guilty.
Straits Times
13-05-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
3 weeks' jail for man who tricked Tampines Town Council into paying extra $233,000 for water pumps
Zhang Shuyan was the managing director of electrical and mechanical maintenance and installation firm FYH Integrated at the time of the offence. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG 3 weeks' jail for man who tricked Tampines Town Council into paying extra $233,000 for water pumps SINGAPORE - A man who billed Tampines Town Council for more expensive products instead of the actual items he had provided, tricking it into paying an extra $233,000 for water pumps, was sentenced to three weeks' jail on May 13. Zhang Shuyan, 59, who was the managing director of electrical and mechanical maintenance and installation firm FYH Integrated at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty in April to one count of falsifying accounts to the town council. Before handing down the sentence on May 13, District Judge Kenneth Chin noted that the Singaporean had made full restitution and paid the bulk of it before he was charged. However, the judge stressed that Zhang's case involved public funds and that he committed the offence over a sustained period of a year. Deputy public prosecutors David Koh and Yeow Xuan stated in court documents that the offender and his wife incorporated the firm in 2009 with $500,000. It later entered into a three-year contract with Tampines Town Council in February 2016 for jobs related to pumps and refuse chute flushing systems. FYH was responsible for the maintenance, servicing and repair of pumps in the Housing Board blocks within the town council's purview. It was also contracted to replace defective pumps, in the HDB blocks. The contract included a schedule of rates, with a list of items and their corresponding prices, that FYH would bill the town council for. Between April 2016 and July 2017, Zhang's firm replaced 267 single-stage water pumps in the Tampines estate. Zhang, however, billed the products as multi-stage water pumps that cost more than $1,400 each, compared with a single-stage pump that cost around $550. The town council received 203 invoices for the replacement of the pumps and paid more than $380,000 to FYH. Zhang's scheme came to light in 2017, after the town council's managing agent realised FYH had been charging it for multi-stage pumps even though only single-stage pumps were used. After he was found out, Zhang agreed to refund the extra amount that the town council had paid out to his company, which was more than $233,000. He was later charged in 2024. Offenders found guilty of falsifying accounts can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined. Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times' court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.
