Shell oil heist: Man admits to helping firm acquire misappropriated fuel worth nearly S$18.4mil


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SINGAPORE: A bunker clerk was employed at a firm dealing with fuels when he helped it acquire more than 28,000 tonnes of misappropriated marine gas oil worth around US$13.58 million (nearly S$18.36 million, according to court documents).

On Friday (Nov 29), Wong Wai Meng, a 58-year-old Singaporean who received more than $286,000 from Singapore-based Sentek Marine & Trading for his assistance, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of intentionally helping the firm acquire the misappropriated fuel.

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