SUTD deputy manager who allegedly made over 180 fraudulent football facility bookings to be charged

SINGAPORE — A Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) staff member who allegedly made more than 180 unauthorised bookings of the varsity’s football facilities is set to be charged on Sept 23.

The police said on Sept 22 that they had received a report stating that the 41-year-old man had used his position as a deputy manager at the university to make the unauthorised bookings.

Preliminary investigations found that the man had made the bookings over about three years, with the alleged improprieties coming to light on July 3, 2025.

The fraudulent bookings resulted in a total revenue loss to SUTD of more than $130,000, said the police.

The man is believed to have deleted records from the booking system in an attempt to conceal his actions.

He will be charged in court for cheating and forgery. If found guilty, he could be jailed for up to four years, fined, or both.

The police said they take a serious view of those who abuse their positions of trust to commit criminal offences, and will not hesitate to take firm action against those who blatantly disregard the law.

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新加坡——一名新加坡科技设计大学 (SUTD) 工作人员涉嫌未经授权预订该大学足球设施超过 180 次，将于 9 月 23 日被起诉。

警方于 9 月 22 日表示，他们收到一份报告称，这名 41 岁的男子利用其在大学担任副经理的职务之便，进行了未经授权的预订。

初步调查发现，该男子在三年左右的时间里进行了这些预订，而涉嫌的不当行为于 2025 年 7 月 3 日曝光。

警方表示，这些欺诈性预订给新加坡科技设计大学 (SUTD) 造成了超过 13 万美元的收入损失。

据信该男子删除了预订系统中的记录，试图掩盖自己的行为。

他将因欺诈和伪造罪被起诉。如果罪名成立，他可能被判处最高四年监禁、罚款或两者并罚。

警方表示，他们严肃对待滥用职权实施犯罪行为的人，并将毫不犹豫地对公然藐视法律的人采取严厉措施。

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