US EditionJail for man who stole S$50,000 from red packets at hotel wedding reception
- On April 5, 2025, Lee Yi Wei took two money boxes containing a total of S$48,939 from an unattended registration table during a wedding luncheon held at a hotel in Singapore’s South Beach area.
- He exploited his familiarity with the ballroom layout, gained from previous banquet work, and fled through a side door while the table was unattended at about 12:50pm.
- Investigations showed Lee stored part of the stolen cash in a National Library locker, spent about S$408 on clothes, deposited S$36,331 via ATMs, and placed 195 online bets over three days.
- Lee gambled away S$12,200 at a Singapore Pools outlet within four hours and was arrested on April 7 with S$3,000 still in his possession.
- On June 24, District Judge Christopher Goh sentenced Lee to 12 months' jail and ordered him to compensate the victims about S$46,000, with failure resulting in an additional 100 days in jail.
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In April, envelopes of cash given by guests to a wedding in Singapore went missing. A total of 50,000 Singapore dollars ($40,000) in cash was stolen. The man who stole the money, identified as Lee Yi Wei, went on trial on Tuesday and was sentenced to one year in prison. He was also ordered to repay the money to the couple. If the money is not returned, the sentence could be extended by 100 days. The 36-year-old defendant worked as a waiter at th…
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