Jail for syndicate member linked to nearly $8 million worth of fraudulent tax claims

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Ang Chee Keong was member of a syndicate that forged at least 183 sales invoices.

SINGAPORE - A man admitted being a high-ranking member of a syndicate that exploited the Goods and Services Tax scheme administered by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore .

These later formed the basis for nearly $8 million worth of fraudulent tax claims, and Iras paid out more than $772,000 to the offenders. Deputy public prosecutors Ryan Lim, Eric Hu, Matthew Choo and Lee Da Zhuan stated in court documents that the two masterminds of the scheme linked to Nagore were Singaporean Luke Giam Zi Hin, 40, and Vietnamese Trinh Tien Dung.

Among other things, between Feb 4, 2015 and May 27, 2015, Ang engaged in a conspiracy with his accomplices to forge 106 sales invoices purportedly issued by Nagore for supposed sales to three other firms.The DPPs said: “The accused persons decided that there was an increased risk of detection, should Nagore continue to issue forged sales invoices, given that Nagore had already been operating for close to a year.

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