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SINGAPORE (ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES) – A Singaporean influencer has admitted to a string of offences including breaking into a bungalow on Treasure Island on Sentosa, cheating and forgery.
He also admitted to submitting forged payment receipts to deceive Ion Orchard into issuing him more than SGD76,900 worth of shopping vouchers.
Chin Tung Sheng, 26, pleaded guilty to seven charges on March 7 for the offences he committed from April 2020 to December 2023. He appeared in court via video link, keeping his head down during proceedings.
Chin, who has been in remand since December 2023, has over 334,000 followers on his Instagram page, where he flaunted his lavish lifestyle.
Detailing Chin’s housebreaking offence, Deputy Public Prosecutor Caleb Looi said the owner of a bungalow on Treasure Island was looking to find a tenant for the house in 2023.
Chin saw advertisements that the bungalow was up for rent and went to view the house several times in October and November that year.
There, he spotted three large trunks, seven suitcases and four boxes from luxury brand Louis Vuitton.
In December 2023, a worker hired to conduct repairs and maintenance at the bungalow noticed some of the items on display were missing.
A police report was made, and investigations revealed that Chin had entered the bungalow either by using the passcode at the front door or through the backdoor that he had unlocked during a tour of the house.
Chin admitted to stealing two Louis Vuitton trunks valued at more than SGD70,800 each and other luxury items. He then sold these items online or to luxury resellers.
DPP Looi said the owner of the bungalow estimated that the items Chin stole cost around SGD200,000.
The prosecutor added that Chin had sustained some losses in a trading business, and that he has made no restitution.
Chin Tung Sheng also admitted to submitting forged payment receipts to deceive Ion Orchard into issuing him more than $76,900 worth of shopping vouchers. PHOTO: TUNGSHENG.SG/INSTAGRAM via ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES
Separately, between August 2020 and April 2021, Chin used more than 25 different membership accounts to submit forged payment receipts to Ion Orchard to receive membership points.
He later exchanged these membership points for shopping vouchers for the mall on at least 96 occasions. In total, more than SGD76,900 worth of vouchers were handed to Chin.
Separately, in July 2022, Chin booked a stay at Amara Sanctuary Sentosa and deceived the hotel receptionist that he had made full payment of over SGD13,200 for the stay by using a doctored photo of a PayNow transaction.
In 2020, Chin also forged multiple documents as he wanted to convince potential business partners that he had connections to the Singapore Government and had strong financial backing.
These documents included his bank account balances, which he doctored to show that he had more than SGD1.8 billion in one, and SGD16.9 million in another.
In 2022, Chin also deceived a foodpanda delivery rider into believing that SGD63 had been paid by doctoring a screenshot, when in fact he did not pay.
Seeking a sentence of 35 to 44 months’ jail, DPP Looi said the fact that Chin had no antecedents should be given little mitigating weight as he offended on multiple occasions over a long period of time.
DPP Looi said this highlighted the persistence in his conduct and lack of remorse.
In mitigation, Chin’s defence lawyer Suang Wijaya said his client committed the offences during a time when he had suffered large setbacks to his financial situation and his career.
“His offences were born out of a very unfortunate confluence of factors and his lack of antecedence should be taken into account,” the lawyer added.
Chin is expected to be sentenced on March 19.
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