$3.3m fine each: 2 Singaporeans admit to evading tax on more than 4.5m litres of imported diesel两名新加坡人承认逃税，每人被罚款330万美元，涉及进口柴油超过450万升。
Two men were each slapped with a fine of over $3.3 million on Tuesday (Oct 6) after cooking up a scheme to import cheaper diesel into Singapore without paying tax.Chua E Hong, 51, and Ng Leok Kwee, 48, each admitted to three charges of fraudulently evading duty of more than $905,000 on the importation of more than 4.5 million litres...
Two men were each slapped with a fine of over $3.3 million on Tuesday (Oct 6) after cooking up a scheme to import cheaper diesel into Singapore without paying tax.
Chua E Hong, 51, and Ng Leok Kwee, 48, each admitted to three charges of fraudulently evading duty of more than $905,000 on the importation of more than 4.5 million litres of automotive diesel oil between April and December 2024.
Chua was the managing director and Ng was the executive director of both CNC Petroleum Pte Ltd and PS Energy Pte Ltd, sister companies under the PS Energy Group, when they committed the crime.
Another 16 charges for fraudulent evasion of duty and fraudulent evasion of GST, involving more than $2.5 million in uncollected tax, were taken into consideration when the Singaporeans were sentenced at the State Courts on Tuesday.
Singapore Customs said Chua and Ng had sourced cheaper diesel from Malaysia without declaring its importation or obtaining the necessary permits.
Based on a tip-off, the agency investigated the scheme and found that the diesel was resold to customers in Singapore to increase profits of CNC Petroleum.
The diesel was purchased by CNC from suppliers' terminals in Pengerang, Johor, and transported into Singapore's territorial waters by a vessel coordinated by Ng.
On multiple occasions, the diesel was transferred at Selat Pauh Petroleum Anchorage in Singapore waters to two smaller vessels and subsequently transported to Penjuru Terminal.
At the terminal, the diesel was transported to tanker trucks for distribution to Singapore customers.
The scheduling of the vessels and tanker trucks, as well as the collection and transfer of the diesel, was handled by Ng.
Under the Customs Act, a person convicted of fraudulently evading duty or GST may be fined up to 20 times the amount of duty and GST evaded and jailed for up to 12 months.
Members of public with information on smuggling activities or evasion of duty or GST can report it to Customs at https://go.gov.sg/reportcustomsoffence
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周二（10 月 6 日），两名男子因策划向新加坡进口更便宜的柴油而不缴纳税款，分别被处以超过 330 万美元的罚款。
51岁的蔡义鸿和48岁的吴乐贵分别承认三项罪名，即在2024年4月至12月期间，通过欺诈手段逃避进口超过450万升汽车柴油的关税，涉案金额超过90.5万美元。
蔡某是CNC Petroleum Pte Ltd和PS Energy Pte Ltd（PS Energy集团旗下的两家姊妹公司）的董事总经理，吴某是这两家公司的执行董事，他们犯下了这起罪行。
周二，新加坡人在国家法院被判刑时，法院还考虑了另外 16 项逃税和逃消费税的指控，涉及超过 250 万美元的未收税款。
新加坡海关表示，蔡某和吴某从马来西亚采购价格更低的柴油，但并未申报进口或取得必要的许可证。
根据线报，该机构对该计划进行了调查，发现柴油被转售给新加坡的客户，以增加 CNC Petroleum 的利润。
CNC 从柔佛州边佳兰的供应商码头购买了柴油，并通过 Ng 协调的一艘船将其运入新加坡领海。
柴油曾多次在新加坡水域的 Selat Pauh 石油锚地转移到两艘较小的船只上，随后运往 Penjuru 码头。
在码头，柴油被运送到油罐车，然后分销给新加坡的客户。
船舶和油罐车的调度，以及柴油的收集和运输，都由 Ng 负责安排。
根据《海关法》，任何人如被判犯有以欺诈手段逃避关税或消费税，可被处以最高相当于逃避关税和消费税金额 20 倍的罚款，并可被判处最高 12 个月的监禁。
公众如掌握走私活动或逃避关税或消费税的信息，可登录 https://go.gov.sg/reportcustomsoffence 向海关举报。
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