A maid has been sentenced to 16 months in jail for unlawfully transferring more than S$41,000 (US$30,500) to her personal bank account from her employer, who suffers from dementia. The 46-year-old Indonesian maid, Albertina Kallu, pleaded guilty to one count of accessing computer material with the intent to commit criminal breach of trust by an employee.
The court heard that Albertina had been entrusted with her 82-year-old employer's banking details to credit her monthly salary of S$720. The victim, due to poor eyesight, relied on Albertina to make the salary transfers to her bank account. The bank account, jointly owned by the victim and her niece, was intended for investment savings and daily expenses.
However, between April and October of the previous year, Albertina made unauthorized transfers exceeding her salary payments. She initially transferred S$954 in April, followed by S$470 in May, and S$780 in June. The amount increased to S$3,780 in July, and ballooned to S$14,780 in August. In September and October, she transferred S$11,280 and S$9,280, respectively.
In total, Albertina transferred S$41,324 to her own bank account, surpassing her salary amount. She remitted the entire sum to her bank account in Indonesia and spent it, including using the funds to build a house. No restitution has been made.
The crimes came to light in October 2023 when the victim's niece discovered the unauthorized transfers while reviewing bank statements. She promptly filed a police report, leading to Albertina's arrest at the victim's residence on the same day.
Under Singaporean law, the penalties for unauthorized access of computer material to commit an offense include a maximum jail term of 10 years, a fine of up to S$50,000, or both.
Source: CNA
懲囚女傭因非法轉移超過41,000新元至患有失智症僱主的個人銀行帳戶
一名女傭因非法將超過41,000新元（約30,500美元）轉移到患有失智症的僱主的個人銀行帳戶而被判處懲囚16個月。這名現年46歲的印尼女傭阿爾柏蒂娜·卡盧（Albertina Kallu）承認了一項以雇員身份存取計算機資料並意圖犯下違反信託罪行的指控。
法庭聽證時得知，阿爾柏蒂娜曾被信任以其82歲僱主的銀行資料將其每月720新元的工資存入自己的銀行帳戶。由於僱主視力不佳，她依靠阿爾柏蒂娜將工資轉入銀行帳戶。這個銀行帳戶是僱主和其侄女共同擁有的，旨在用於投資儲蓄和日常開支。
然而，在去年4月至10月期間，阿爾柏蒂娜進行了超出工資支付範圍的未經授權轉賬。她首先在4月轉移了954新元，其後在5月轉移了470新元，並在6月轉移了780新元。7月份，轉賬金額增加到3,780新元，並在8月飆升至14,780新元。接下來的9月和10月，她分別轉移了11,280新元和9,280新元。
總共，阿爾柏蒂娜將41,324新元轉移到了她自己的銀行帳戶中，超過了她的工資金額。她將全部款項匯往印尼的銀行帳戶並用於消費，包括用於建造一所房屋。目前尚未進行賠償。
這些罪行於2023年10月被僱主的侄女在審查銀行對帳單時發現。她立即報案，導致阿爾柏蒂娜當天在僱主住所被逮捕。
根據新加坡法律，未經授權存取計算機資料以犯罪行為的最高刑罰包括最長10年的監禁，最高50,000新元的罰款，或兩者兼施。
來源：CNA
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