9 years’ jail for ex-employee in SG who took over 25,000 iPhones, causing RM23.24mil loss to repair firm

Lim’s offences caused a loss of more than US$5mil to his then employer Pegatron Service Singapore, which was contractually obliged to compensate Apple. — Reuters

SINGAPORE: A former assistant operations manager was sentenced to nine years’ jail on July 12 for working with an accomplice to misappropriate more than 25,000 defective iPhones.

Lim Jen Hee’s offences caused a loss of more than US$5mil (RM23.24mil) to his then employer Pegatron Service Singapore, which was contractually obliged to compensate Apple.