A 46-year-old male Singaporean, Pang Beng Lee (Beng Lee) and a 34-year- old female Chinese national, Qin Fuxing (Qin), were convicted and sentenced on 11 March 2021 for offences under the Immigration Act.Â
ICA Investigations revealed that Beng Lee had arranged a Marriage of Convenience (MOC) between his late elder brother, Pang Beng Hai (Beng Hai) and Qin.
Already married, want to be married again
The “lovers” in crime met when she was residing and working in Malaysia in 2013. They could not register their marriage as Beng Lee was already married with children then.
Knowing that Beng Hai needed a flat to stay in after transferring the ownership of his flat to his ex-wife, Beng Lee then suggested for him to marry Qin so that they could apply for subsidised public housing by virtue of the marriage. In this way, Beng Lee could also continue to be with Qin.
The ROM on 11 September 2017, with Beng Lee as the witness. Qin managed to extend her stay in Singapore several times with Beng Hai acting as her sponsor.
On 31 May 2018, officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) arrested Beng Lee, Beng Hai and Qin at three different residential
On 11 March 2021, Beng Lee was sentenced to 12 months and two weeks’ imprisonment, while Qin was sentenced to 10 months and two weeks’ imprisonment.
Charges against Beng Hai for his involvement in the MOC and false statement offences were abated as he had passed away in April 2020.