Kim Lim's ex-employee jailed for stealing her valuables, including $73k Patek Philippe watch sold for $16.5k金琳的前雇员因盗窃其贵重物品被判入狱，其中包括一块价值7.3万美元的百达翡丽手表，该手表以1.65万美元的价格售出。
A former employee of socialite Kim Lim was on Monday (Nov 2) sentenced to 22 months' jail after stealing a luxury watch and cash from her employer, misusing a company credit card and drink-driving in a company vehicle.Tey Jing Wen, 33, was also fined $3,500 and disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for two years from her release.She...
A former employee of socialite Kim Lim was on Monday (Nov 2) sentenced to 22 months' jail after stealing a luxury watch and cash from her employer, misusing a company credit card and drink-driving in a company vehicle.
Tey Jing Wen, 33, was also fined $3,500 and disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for two years from her release.
She pleaded guilty on Oct 8 to five charges, including theft as a servant, criminal breach of trust as an employee, driving without a valid licence and drink-driving.
Another five charges were taken into consideration during sentencing on Monday.
The court documents stated that the stolen items included a Patek Philippe watch valued at $73,000 and red packets containing an estimated $8,000 in cash, amounting to $81,000.
Stole watch and cash from employer's safe
Tey joined Lim's beauty, wellness and healthcare company KL Health as a human resource assistant in June 2022, reported CNA.
She worked closely with Lim, who is the daughter of billionaire Peter Lim, on the company's daily administrative matters. When Lim was away, employees would approach Tey for instructions, which she would relay after obtaining Lim's approval.
In August 2024, Lim entrusted Tey with the combination to her office safe after her personal assistant resigned.
Between November 2024 and June 2025, Tey stole a Patek Philippe watch valued at $73,000 and red packets containing about $8,000 in cash, according to the charge sheets.
She later sold the watch for $16,500 to a person who claimed to be a second-hand dealer while she was out on bail.
She used part of the proceeds to repay part of her unauthorised credit card spending, while the remaining money and stolen cash went towards her personal expenses, CNA reported.
Misused company credit card for personal spending
Tey also used a company credit card entrusted to her for personal expenses.
The charge sheets stated that she used the card on eight occasions between May 21 and 26, 2025, spending a total of $19,191.12 at Bai Gong Premium Club and House Singapore.
Other charges listed in the court documents included cheating a private establishment into providing $10,101 worth of beverages by using the company credit card.
She was also charged with criminal breach of trust involving $66,000 and another $8,000, which she had allegedly misappropriated for personal expenses.
A separate theft charge involved other valuables belonging to Lim, including a Christian Dior perfume worth $705, Tiffany & Co earrings valued at $3,600 and a Chanel cardigan worth $6,929.
The items, which also included a Bvlgari bracelet and several bottles of Dior and Louis Vuitton perfumes, were valued at at least $11,234.
Caught driving against traffic after drinking
Tey was arrested in the early hours of June 3, 2025, after a traffic police officer spotted her driving against the flow of traffic along Coleman Lane towards Coleman Street.
According to the charge sheets, she had 46 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath, exceeding the prescribed limit of 35 microgrammes.
She was also driving without a valid Class 3 driving licence and without third-party insurance for the vehicle.
The car had been reportedly rented by KL Health for designated drivers to use for daily errands, and Tey had been tasked with keeping its keys.
However, she took the keys without Lim's permission while her employer was overseas and drove from the company's office to Tanjong Pagar for dinner.
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社交名媛金林的前雇员于周一（11月2日）被判处22个月监禁，罪名是盗窃雇主的名表和现金、滥用公司信用卡以及酒后驾驶公司车辆。
33岁的郑静雯还被罚款3500美元，并被禁止在获释后的两年内持有或取得驾驶执照。
10 月 8 日，她对五项指控认罪，包括作为雇员盗窃、作为雇员违反信托义务、无有效驾照驾驶和酒后驾驶。
周一宣判时，另有五项指控也被纳入考虑范围。
法庭文件显示，被盗物品包括一块价值 73,000 美元的百达翡丽手表和装有约 8,000 美元现金的红包，总计 81,000 美元。
从雇主的保险箱里偷走了手表和现金。
据 CNA 报道，Tey 于 2022 年 6 月加入 Lim 的美容、健康和保健公司 KL Health，担任人力资源助理。
她与亿万富翁林荣福的女儿林冠英密切合作，处理公司的日常行政事务。林冠英不在时，员工会向郑女士请教，郑女士在获得林冠英的批准后再转达指示。
2024 年 8 月，林女士的私人助理辞职后，她将办公室保险箱的密码委托给了郑女士。
根据起诉书，2024 年 11 月至 2025 年 6 月期间，Tey 盗窃了一块价值 73,000 美元的百达翡丽手表和装有约 8,000 美元现金的红包。
后来，她在保释期间，以 16,500 美元的价格将这块手表卖给了一个自称是二手货商的人。
据中央社报道，她用部分赃款偿还了部分未经授权的信用卡消费，而剩余的钱和偷来的现金则用于个人开支。
滥用公司信用卡进行个人消费
Tey还使用公司委托给她的信用卡进行个人消费。
起诉书称，她在 2025 年 5 月 21 日至 26 日期间共使用该卡 8 次，在新加坡百公高级俱乐部和豪宅消费总计 19,191.12 美元。
法庭文件中列出的其他指控包括使用公司信用卡欺骗一家私人场所，使其提供价值 10,101 美元的饮料。
她还被指控犯有刑事失信罪，涉及 66,000 美元，另有 8,000 美元据称被她挪用用于个人开支。
另一项盗窃指控涉及林某的其他贵重物品，包括价值 705 美元的 Christian Dior 香水、价值 3600 美元的 Tiffany & Co 耳环和价值 6929 美元的 Chanel 开衫。
这些物品还包括一条宝格丽手镯和几瓶迪奥和路易威登香水，价值至少为 11,234 美元。
酒后逆向驾驶被抓
2025年6月3日凌晨，一名交警发现Tey逆向行驶，沿着科尔曼巷驶向科尔曼街，随后将其逮捕。
根据起诉书，她每 100 毫升呼气中含有 46 微克酒精，超过了规定的 35 微克限值。
她当时也没有有效的3级驾驶执照，也没有为车辆购买第三方责任险。
据报道，这辆车是吉隆坡健康中心租用的，供指定司机日常办事使用，而Tey则被安排保管车钥匙。
然而，在她雇主出国期间，她未经林先生许可就拿走了车钥匙，从公司办公室开车到丹戎巴葛吃晚饭。
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