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Cheating Ministry in $130k Scheme, SCDF Officer & Wife Charged

 



A Singapore Civil Defence Force officer and his wife have been formally charged in court for their alleged involvement in a cheating scheme that defrauded two government agencies of more than $130,000. The charges were filed on October 16th against 41-year-old Muhammad Zahid Rosli and his 38-year-old wife, Nuraifa Ahmad.

Muhammad Zahid Rosli, who was stationed at the Civil Defence Academy during the period of the alleged offences, faces a total of 28 charges for cheating and related offences. His wife, Nuraifa Ahmad, who operates as the sole proprietor of Grundy Wellness Network and also serves as director of Clutch Esports, has been charged with 19 counts for her role in the suspected scheme.

According to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, which issued a detailed statement on October 16th, the alleged fraudulent activities took place between 2017 and 2023. The officer is accused of deceiving the Singapore Civil Defence Force of approximately $52,000 by deliberately hiding his personal financial interests in both companies when he submitted quotations from these organizations to the SCDF for various paintball and e-sports events.

The prosecution alleges that Nuraifa Ahmad assisted her husband by uploading invoices from both companies into the Government Electronic Business Portal to facilitate payments for organizing these events. She is further accused of helping to conceal her husband's involvement in Clutch Esports by incorporating the company and agreeing to serve as its director, thereby hiding his personal interest when he submitted quotations to both SCDF and the Ministry of Home Affairs on March 21, 2022.

The couple's alleged activities extended beyond the SCDF, with Muhammad Zahid Rosli also accused of cheating the Ministry of Home Affairs of approximately $80,000 using similar methods between 2018 and 2023. In a separate incident on December 14, 2023, he allegedly attempted to cheat MHA of about $37,000 by concealing his connection to Clutch Esports when submitting a quotation for an e-sports event.

The court has scheduled November 27th for the couple to enter their guilty pleas. If convicted of cheating charges, the offenders face severe penalties under Singapore law, including a maximum prison term of up to 10 years and substantial fines.

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