Sixon Jenelyn Villaruel, 38-years-old, pleaded guilty to stealing from her employer and was sentenced to 7 months imprisonment, according to Shin Min Daily News.
She had reportedly owed loansharks and stole watches, gold necklaces and more than $7,000 in cash on multiple occasions/
The items stolen were worth about $17k, of which she epent about $15.6k.
Her employer, Yan Xiucheng found her watch missing and saw a similar one to hers being sold on Carousell.
It was selling at half the price of its $1,000 worth.
She noticed that the Carouseller’s username was Jen, which seemed similar to her maid’s name Jenelyn, and that the profile picture looked like her maid.
The employer then posed as a buyer and arranged for a meetup with the seller the same day at an MRT Station/
The maid was then ambushed by the police and arrested.
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