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SINGAPORE – Instead of safeguarding the monies meant for automated teller machines (ATMs), an auxiliary police officer stole $23,000, hiding most of the stash under his bed.
Former Aetos Security Management employee Chai Chong Sien pilfered the monies on multiple occasions between March and June this year, while his colleagues were busy replenishing the cash in the ATMs.
On Tuesday (Nov 12), the 34-year-old was sentenced to nine months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to one count of criminal breach of trust.
Chai was part of a three-man team charged with topping up the cash in ATMs belonging to DBS bank, Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Thiam Jia Min told the court.
He was commonly deployed as a driver in the team, and his two teammates were responsible for transporting cash cassettes to the ATMs.
As the designated replenishment officer and guardsman, Chai’s teammates were required to don body-worn cameras to ensure they did not steal cash while handling the cassettes. But Chai, as the driver, did not have to as he was not supposed to be handling the cash cassettes.
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