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MPA Convicts 6 Cargo Officers For Tampering With MFM To Cheat Over US$300K Of Marine Fuel Oil

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MPA Convicts 6 Cargo Officers For Tampering With MFM To Cheat Over US$300K Of Marine Fuel Oil

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Nine members of a criminal syndicate have been convicted in 2020 and 2021 for offences under the Computer Misuse Act, for using industrial strength magnets to tamper with the Mass Flow Meter (“MFM”) equipment on board bunker tankers Southernpec 6 and Southernpec 7 to cheat buyers of marine fuel oil (“MFO”). The buyers were cheated of US$336,930.63 worth of MFO in total.

The matter was jointly investigated by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (“MPA”) and the Singapore Police Force (“SPF”).
To uphold the integrity of the bunker process in the Port of Singapore, MPA has mandated the use of MFMs for the delivery of MFO as it provides assurance to both buyers and suppliers on the delivered quantity of MFO, and enhances transparency in the bunkering process.

4 The criminal syndicate’s tampering with MFMs on bunker tankers Southernpec 6 and Southernpec 7 was conceptualised by the masterminds and carried out by the cargo officers on board.

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The syndicate’s illegal operations were discovered during an enforcement check by MPA in April 2019. MPA revoked the bunker craft operator and bunker supplier licence of Southernpec (Singapore) Pte Ltd with effect from 8 May 2019 and 29 May 2019 respectively. The modus operandi of the syndicate is set out in the chart above.

The authorities take a serious view of such criminal activities and will not hesitate to take firm action against those who commit offences that undermine Singapore’s international reputation as a trusted shipping and bunkering hub.

The outcomes of the cases against three masterminds and six cargo officers are set out in the table below:
 S/N Name (Alias)
Role
Date of Sentencing
Sentence
 1 Ang Heng Lye (Eric) Mastermind 21 June 2021 35 months’ imprisonment
 2 Tay Tien Whui (Jason) Mastermind 4 August 2021 34 months and 2 weeks’ imprisonment
 3 Kek Kah Hui (Dylan) Mastermind 26 June 2021 34 months’ imprisonment
 4 Ang Heng Chye Cargo officer 26 August 2020 19 months’ imprisonment
 5 Heng Meng Wee, Stanley Cargo officer 28 July 2021 18 months and 2 weeks’ imprisonment
 6 Leong Wai Chew, Lionel Cargo officer 27 July 2021 13 months’ imprisonment
 7 Chua Yew Hui, Andy Cargo officer 9 June 2020 9 months’ imprisonment
 8 Chua Yan Jing, Gab Cargo officer 30 September 2020 7 months’ imprisonment
 9 Kek Kah Hee Cargo officer 13 November 2020 2 weeks’ imprisonment
Reference: mpa.gov.sg
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