A former religious teacher admitted on Friday that he had misappropriated nearly $61,000 from multiple victims.
Separately, Rasman also received $79,500 in total by committing offences under the Travel Agents Act. He had unlawfully carried out the business of a travel agent even though he was not licensed to do so. Deputy Public Prosecutor Grace Chua said that one of the victims was a 44-year-old man who wanted to pursue a PhD in Islamic studies in 2014.
Between 2016 and 2017, another of Rasman’s companies, Azzam Travel & Tour, faced financial difficulties.In September 2017, the university told the victim that a payment of about $7,000 for his programme was outstanding, and he had to pay the amount to complete the course. A 33-year-old woman and her family signed up for such a tour which was supposed to take place from Nov 28 to Dec 9, 2019.On Nov 28, 2019, the woman, her family and other members of the tour group met Rasman at Changi Airport.