Shell heist: Man accepted over $21k in bribes for not accurately reporting cargo quantity


Jasbir Singh Paramjit Singh pleaded guilty on Friday to a graft charge and is expected to be sentenced on Nov 15. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A surveyor, tasked to check on the quantity of cargo such as fuel loaded into the tanks of vessels, accepted bribes totalling US$15,000 (S$21,220) on three occasions between 2014 and 2015.

Jasbir Singh Paramjit Singh, who was then working for Intertek Testing Services, accepted the money in exchange for not accurately reporting the amount of cargo loaded onto the vessels that the firm was engaged to inspect.

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