Eight weeks’ jail for former real estate agent who pocketed $20k of elderly woman’s money


Louiis Ignatius Tan Puay Meng had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of misappropriating the money. - ST

SINGAPORE: A former real estate agent, who pocketed S$20,000 of an elderly woman’s money after helping her sell a condominium unit, was sentenced to eight weeks’ jail on Feb 14.

Louiis Ignatius Tan Puay Meng, 58, who was working for Savills Residential at the time of the offence, had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of misappropriating the money.

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