Jail for woman who used donations meant to buy eggs for the elderly to fund vacations

A woman deceived members of the public into donating to charitable causes, then used the funds to pay for vacations and support her husband's business.

Anna Goh Li Bing, 39, was sentenced to two weeks' jail on Monday (Oct 12) after pleading guilty to a criminal breach of trust. One count of forgery was taken into consideration during her sentencing.

She had lied about raising funds to buy eggs for nursing homes and elderly people, according to court papers obtained by AsiaOne.

The court heard that Goh had asked for donations in a Facebook group dedicated to promoting charity work, reported The Straits Times.

In the October 2023 post, the woman said she wanted to purchase eggs at $2 per tray and distribute the food to a home for senior citizens in Jalan Kayu.

Donations were directly deposited into Goh's account as she had reportedly linked her personal mobile number and bank account details in the post.

But the egg distribution never happened.

Her scheme fell apart after a forged digital letter dated Nov 7, 2023 stated that the Jalan Kayu home had received 850 trays of eggs raised suspicions among some contributors.

Several donors reportedly filed police reports between November and December 2023 after making checks with the elderly home about the supposed donation.

Investigations found that Goh received more than $10,163 from 134 donors between Oct 3 and Nov 10, 2023.

She admitted to using the money for vacation expenses and to help her husband's business.

Goh made partial restitution after the probe began by delivering 4,500 eggs, worth $922, to the home between November 2023 and March 2026.

She has also transferred another $300 to the home separately. Over $8,940 of the funds remain unrecovered.

laili.abdeen@asiaone.com

一名女子欺骗公众捐款给慈善事业，然后利用这些资金支付度假费用和支持她丈夫的生意。

39岁的吴丽冰（Anna Goh Li Bing）周一（10月12日）因承认犯有刑事失信罪而被判处两周监禁。量刑时，法官考虑了她所犯的一项伪造罪。

据亚洲新闻网获得的法庭文件显示，她谎称筹集资金为养老院和老年人购买鸡蛋。

据《海峡时报》报道，法庭获悉，吴某曾在一个致力于推广慈善工作的脸书群组中请求捐款。

在 2023 年 10 月的帖子中，这位女士表示她想以每托 2 美元的价格购买鸡蛋，并将食物分发给 Jalan Kayu 的一家老年人之家。

据报道，吴女士在帖子中附上了她的个人手机号码和银行账户信息，捐款直接存入了她的账户。

但鸡蛋分发活动从未发生。

她的计划在一封伪造的日期为 2023 年 11 月 7 日的电子信件中败露，该信件称 Jalan Kayu 的住所收到了 850 托鸡蛋，这引起了一些捐助者的怀疑。

据报道，2023 年 11 月至 12 月期间，有多名捐赠者在向养老院核实所谓的捐赠情况后，向警方报案。

调查发现，2023 年 10 月 3 日至 11 月 10 日期间，Goh 从 134 位捐赠者那里收到了超过 10,163 美元。

她承认将这笔钱用于度假开支和帮助丈夫的生意。

调查开始后，吴先生做出了部分赔偿，于 2023 年 11 月至 2026 年 3 月期间向受害者家中送去了 4500 个鸡蛋，价值 922 美元。

她还单独向该住所转账了300美元。超过8940美元的款项仍未追回。

laili.abdeen@asiaone.com