A FORMER account manager who forged payslips from his former employer in order to secure a higher salary at his next job was fined $6,000 in a district court on Friday.
The court heard that Sebastian Lim Keng Ho, 38, was asked by Singapore Press Holdings to submit copies of his payslips and a confirmation letter issued by MediaCorp, where he had worked. He joined SPH on June 23.
When the contents of his April payslip was verified with MediaCorp, it was found that he had fabricated his salary figure.
The payslip said that he had earned $4,900 a month when he was actually getting about $3,000.
Lim trembled in the dock as he read out his mitigation plea to District Judge Toh Yung Cheong.
He said that he has since been declared a bankrupt. 'I made a mistake in my moment of folly. I should have been honest right from the start,' he added.
Lim was subsequently fired from SPH on Sept 16 and is currently unemployed.
