Ex-PAP branch treasurer jailed for embezzling more than S$78k

By Zul Othman, TODAY | Posted: 12 November 2008 1019 hrs SINGAPORE: As treasurer for the People’s Action Party (PAP) Aljunied-Kembangan branch since 2004, it was Peter Lee Yoke Leong’s job to sort out the division’s bank accounts. But the 43-year-old, now unemployed, decided to dip his hand into the branch’s coffers - an act that landed him in jail for eight months on Tuesday. According to court documents, the branch was closed after the 2006 General Election and merged with the PAP Kampong Ubi branch, to form the PAP Kampong Ubi-Kembangan office. Lee - one of the authorised signatories of the old branch’s current account with DBS Bank - was then tasked to close the account and transfer the residual funds to the account of the new office. On Jan 2, 2007, he prepared a cheque for S$50,000 and cashed it at a DBS Bank branch at... [read full story]