$24k fine for former partner at private eye agency over surveillance of cop at his home, workplace

The firm and its managing director had been fined $20,000 and $25,000 on July 14. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits TimesAndrew Wong2026-09-15 12:06查看原文 ↗

Published Sep 15, 2026, 12:06 PM

Updated Sep 15, 2026, 12:06 PM

Tan Hui Ting, former partner at CDiC Consultants, was fined $24,000 for unlawfully conducting surveillance on a police officer.

CDiC investigators tracked and photographed the officer extensively from Dec 2021 to Jan 2022, including at his home and workplace.

The surveillance stopped after he reported being followed.

SINGAPORE - A former partner in a private investigation agency was on Sept 15 handed a fine of $24,000 for her role in conducting surveillance on a police officer.

Tan Hui Ting, 33, together with the firm’s managing director, Tan Kok Boon, 58, accepted an assignment by a client in November 2021 to monitor a police officer involved in an investigation concerning the client’s father.

Despite knowing the target was an officer working at Police Cantonment Complex (PCC), which is a protected place under the Infrastructure Protection Act, CDiC Consultants did not seek approval from the Police Regulatory Department to conduct the surveillance.

On Sept 15, Tan Hui Ting pleaded guilty to one count of carrying out sensitive private investigation assignments without prior written approval from a licensing officer .

Business records show she stepped down as a partner in CDiC in May 2025.

On July 14, Tan Kok Boon was fined $25,000, while CDiC was fined $20,000 for supplying private investigation services without approval.

The court heard that a man identified as Pai Hong Yao contacted CDiC in November 2021 to conduct surveillance on a police officer, who was involved in an investigation that Pai’s father was part of.

Pai claimed he was dissatisfied with the way his father was treated during the investigation.

The court heard that Pai wanted to find out if the police officer was a good or bad policeman through the private investigators.

Between Dec 16, 2021, and Jan 9, 2022, CDiC deployed its private investigators to surveil the officer at his home and workplace. They tracked his movements during the day and took photographs of him, even when he was at home.

On several occasions, surveillance was conducted from 7am to midnight.

The prosecution said Tan Hui Ting updated Pai regularly , sending photographs taken of the police officer , his vehicles and his residence.

She also updated him when surveillance was conducted at the PCC.

CDiC received $25,100 from Pai for the engagement.

The surveillance only stopped when the officer noticed he was being followed on Jan 9, 2022. He filed a police report the next day.

The prosecution said the PCC exists as the operational heart of the Singapore Police Force and is a protected area to prevent intrusion into sensitive work being done there .

In their submissions on sentencing, the prosecution said Tan Hui Ting and her partner deliberately surveiled a police officer.

Said the prosecution: “It was calculated, sustained, and directed at a person working in a place where sensitive work, with implications to public safety and security, is carried out.”

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发布于 2026 年 9 月 15 日下午 12:06

更新于2026年9月15日下午12:06

CDiC Consultants 前合伙人 Tan Hui Ting 因非法监视一名警官而被罚款 24,000 美元。

CDiC 调查人员从 2021 年 12 月到 2022 年 1 月对该警官进行了广泛的跟踪和拍照，包括在他的住所和工作场所。

在他报告被跟踪后，监视停止了。

新加坡——9月15日，一名私人调查机构的前合伙人因参与监视一名警官而被罚款24000美元。

33 岁的 Tan Hui Ting 与该公司 58 岁的董事总经理 Tan Kok Boon 于 2021 年 11 月接受了一位客户的委托，监视一名参与调查该客户父亲的警官。

尽管知道目标是警察营地综合体 (PCC) 的一名警官，而该营地综合体是受《基础设施保护法》保护的场所，但 CDiC 顾问公司并未向警察监管部门申请批准进行监视。

9月15日，谭慧婷承认一项罪名，即在未事先获得许可官员书面批准的情况下进行敏感的私人调查任务。

商业记录显示，她于 2025 年 5 月卸任 CDiC 合伙人一职。

7月14日，Tan Kok Boon因未经批准提供私人调查服务被罚款25,000美元，而CDiC因同样原因被罚款20,000美元。