Man gets jail for conspiring to pocket over 25,000 defective iPhones from repair company

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SINGAPORE: A man who conspired with his ex-colleague to pocket more than 25,000 iPhones from a repair company was sentenced to nine years' jail on Wednesday (Jul 12). Their actions cost the repair com

to pocket more than 25,000 iPhones from a repair company was sentenced to nine years' jail on Wednesday .Lim Jen Hee, 51, was convicted of two charges of conspiring with logistics manager Serene Ng Shu Kian to commit criminal breach of trust by misappropriating the devices.

However, phones that could not be repaired would be retained for further checks, sent to Apple's warehouse vendor Schenker to be scrapped or torn down for parts, or sent to a different service provider for repairs. In this way, she could falsely indicate that a phone had been delivered, and proceed to sell it for profit instead.

The pair worked together to pocket the phones. Lim provided Ng with details of the transactions and communicated with the buyer, while Ng ordered a subordinate to pack the phones to be sent to Malaysia.

 

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