sourcing office supplies and purchasing printer cartridges<\/strong>. According to The Straits Times, from April 1, 2016, to October 30, 2018, he deliberately ordered more ink cartridges than needed inorder to steal them.<\/p>\n\n\n\nZulkiflie defended his printer cartridge purchases in the quarterly purchase approval process, citing their alignment with the previous quarter’s cartridge use. He proceeded to sell them on the online marketplace Carousell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CRA detected inconsistencies between the number of cartridges bought and the quantity used and the number remaining in stock. It filed a police report, and Zulkiflie was apprehended and subsequently granted bail on March 12, 2020,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the investigation, Zulkiflie claimed that he had financial problems and used the sales proceeds from the stolen cartridges to pay his bills. On January 15 this year, Zulkiflie made a partial restitution of SG$25,000 to the GRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zulkiflie’s lawyer, Azri Imran Tan<\/strong>, argued for a sentence of not more than 16 months in jail, stating that his client had handed over all the profits he received from the offences. Tan added that the toners and cartridges were sold at a markdown from their original purchase prices, at around SG$50 to SG$100 each.<\/p>\n\n\n\nZulkiflie’s bail was set at SG$15,000. He is expected to surrender to the State Courts on April 28 to begin his jail term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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