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CORRUPT PRACTICES INVESTIGATION BUREAU 2 Lengkok Bahru Singapore 159047

Tel: 6270 0141 Fax: 6270 0320 24-hr Hotline: 1800 - 376 0000 [email protected]

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To combat corruption through swift and sure, firm but fair action

Press Release by CPIB

(Embargoed till charges are read in Court on 9 March 2017)

Deals Fuelled By Corruption

Those who abuse their position in the company to manipulate deals for personal

gains will face dire consequences.

2 On 9 March 2017, one Chang Peng Hong Clarence, a former Eastern Regional

Director for Marine Fuels with BP Singapore Pte Ltd (BP), will be charged for the following

offences:

i. Nineteen counts of corruptly obtaining gratification amounting to USD3.95 million

from Koh Seng Lee, the Executive Director of Pacific Prime Trading Pte Ltd (PPT),

as an inducement for advancing the business interest of PPT with BP, an offence

punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241.

ii. One count of corruptly agreeing to accept a gratification of S$500,000 from Koh Seng

Lee, the Executive Director of PPT, as an inducement for advancing the business

interest of PPT with BP, an offence punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention

of Corruption Act, Chapter 241.

iii. Sixteen counts of transferring S$4,683,961.23, which were benefits of corrupt

proceeds, from a Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)

account in Hong Kong to a POSB Bank Singapore account and two other HSBC

Singapore accounts, an offence under Section 47(1)(b) and punishable under

Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes

(Confiscation of Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A.

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iv. Ten counts of converting property amounting to S$3,967,670.26, which, in whole or

in part, were direct or indirect benefits of corrupt proceeds, to acquire three private

landed properties and two condominiums, an offence under Section 47(1)(b) and

punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other

Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A.

v. One count of converting property of S$111,000, which were benefits of corrupt

proceeds, to acquire share capital in Mindchamps Preschool @ City Square Pte Ltd,

an offence under Section 47(1)(b) and punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the

Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act,

Chapter 65A.

3 Singapore adopts a zero tolerance approach towards corruption. The Corrupt

Practices Investigation Bureau takes a serious view of any corrupt practices and will not

hesitate to take action against any party involved in such acts.

Chiam Shu Yan Senior Executive, Corporate Relations Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau DID: 6490 5944 Mobile: 9818 1569

Lee Wei Kit Manager, Corporate Relations Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau DID: 6490 5938 Mobile: 9818 1569

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE, CHAPTER 68 (REVISED EDITION 2012) SECTION 123 - 125

1st CHARGE

You,

CHANG PENG HONG CLARENCE

M/51 YEARS OLD

NRIC No. S1686492G D.O.B: 15 MARCH 1965

NATIONALITY: SINGAPOREAN

are charged that you, on or about 31 July 2006, in Singapore, being an agent, to wit,

an Eastern Regional Director for Marine Fuel in the employ of BP Singapore Pte Ltd

(“BP”), did corruptly obtain a gratification of USD300,000/- (United States Dollar Three

Hundred Thousand), via your HSBC bank account (625-001086-888) in Hong Kong,

from Koh Seng Lee, the Executive Director of Pacific Prime Trading Pte Ltd (“PPT”),

as an inducement for doing an act in relation to your principal’s affairs, to wit,

advancing the business interest of PPT with BP, and you have thereby committed an

offence punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Cap 241.

Punishment for Offence under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241

Any person convicted of the above offence shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000/- or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.


2nd CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 9 October 2006, in Singapore, being an agent, to

wit, an Eastern Regional Director for Marine Fuel in the employ of BP Singapore Pte

Ltd (“BP”), did corruptly obtain a gratification of USD350,000/- (United States Dollar

Three Hundred And Fifty Thousand), via your HSBC bank account (625-001086-888)

in Hong Kong, from Koh Seng Lee, the Executive Director of Pacific Prime Trading

Pte Ltd (“PPT”), as an inducement for doing an act in relation to your principal’s affairs,

to wit, advancing the business interest of PPT with BP, and you have thereby

committed an offence punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption

Act, Cap 241.




3rd CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 8 January 2007, in Singapore, being an agent, to



Three Hundred Thousand), via your HSBC bank account (625-001086-888) in Hong

Kong, from Koh Seng Lee, the Executive Director of Pacific Prime Trading Pte Ltd

(“PPT”), as an inducement for doing an act in relation to your principal’s affairs, to wit,






4th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 6 March 2007, in Singapore, being an agent, to wit,


(“BP”), did corruptly obtain a gratification of USD100,000/- (United States Dollar One









5th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 10 April 2007, in Singapore, being an agent, to wit,











6th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 23 May 2007, in Singapore, being an agent, to wit,


(“BP”), did corruptly obtain a gratification of USD350,000/- (United States Dollar Three

Hundred And Fifty Thousand), via your HSBC bank account (625-001086-888) in

Hong Kong, from Koh Seng Lee, the Executive Director of Pacific Prime Trading Pte

Ltd (“PPT”), as an inducement for doing an act in relation to your principal’s affairs, to

wit, advancing the business interest of PPT with BP, and you have thereby committed

an offence punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Cap

241.




7th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD





(“BP”), did corruptly obtain a gratification of USD200,000/- (United States Dollar Two









8th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 2 October 2007, in Singapore, being an agent, to



Two Hundred Thousand), via your HSBC bank account (625-001086-888) in Hong








9th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 11 December 2007, in Singapore, being an agent,

to wit, an Eastern Regional Director for Marine Fuel in the employ of BP Singapore

Pte Ltd (“BP”), did corruptly obtain a gratification of USD200,000/- (United States

Dollar Two Hundred Thousand), via your HSBC bank account (625-001086-888) in





241.




10th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 25 February 2008, in Singapore, being an agent, to



One Hundred And Fifty Thousand), via your HSBC bank account (625-001086-888) in





241.




11th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 30 June 2008, in Singapore, being an agent, to wit,


(“BP”), did corruptly obtain a gratification of USD200,000/- (United States Dollar Two









12th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 23 September 2008, in Singapore, being an agent,

to wit, an Eastern Regional Director for Marine Fuel in the employ of BP Singapore

Pte Ltd (“BP”), did corruptly obtain a gratification of USD200,000/- (United States

Dollar Two Hundred Thousand), via your HSBC bank account (625-001086-888) in





241.




13th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD














14th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 19 February 2009, in Singapore, being an agent, to











15th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 9 April 2009, in Singapore, being an agent, to wit,








241.




16th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 18 May 2009, in Singapore, being an agent, to wit,











17th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on or about 17 August 2009, in Singapore, being an agent, to



Three Hundred Thousand), via your HSBC bank account (625-001086-888) in Hong








18th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD














19th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD











241.




20th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, sometime before September 2009, in Singapore, being an

agent, to wit, an Eastern Regional Director for Marine Fuel in the employ of BP

Singapore Pte Ltd (“BP”), did corruptly agree to accept a gratification of S$500,000,

from Koh Seng Lee, the Executive Director of Pacific Prime Trading Pte Ltd







21st CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 29 January 2007, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a sum

S$76,730.24/-, which property in whole or in part, directly represented your benefits of criminal

conduct, to wit, corruptly obtaining gratification as an agent, to wit, a Regional Marine Sales

Manager or M/s BP Singapore Pte Ltd (“M/s BPS”), as an inducement to further the business

interest of M/s Pacific Prime Trading Pte Ltd in M/s BPS, an offence under Section 6(a) of the

Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, to wit, transferred the said property from your Hong

Kong bank account held with The Hongkong Shanghai Bank Corporation Limited (“HSBC”),

under account number 625-001086-888, to your Singapore bank account held with POSB

Bank Singapore (“POSB”), under account number 019-04545-5, and you have thereby

committed an offence under Section 47(1)(b) and punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the

Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act, Chapter

65A.

Punishment for Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A Liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both


22nd CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 25 June 2007, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a sum

$76,567.83/-, which property in whole or in part, directly represented your benefits of criminal










65A.



23rd CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 30 July 2007, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a sum

S$603,985.02/-, which property in whole or in part, directly represented your benefits of

criminal conduct, to wit, corruptly obtaining gratification as an agent, to wit, a Regional Marine

Sales Manager or M/s BP Singapore Pte Ltd (“M/s BPS”), as an inducement to further the

business interest of M/s Pacific Prime Trading Pte Ltd in M/s BPS, an offence under Section

6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, to wit, transferred the said property from

your Hong Kong bank account held with The Hongkong Shanghai Bank Corporation Limited

(“HSBC”), under account number 625-001086-888, to your Singapore bank account held with

POSB Bank Singapore (“POSB”), under account number 019-04545-5, and you have thereby



65A.



24th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 9 August 2007, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a sum











65A.



25th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 11 December 2007, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a

sum S$143,752.08/-, which property in whole, directly represented your benefits of criminal










65A.



26th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 25 February 2008, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a

sum S$139,993.53/-, which property in whole or in part, directly represented your benefits of










65A.



27th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD




$135,233.17/-, which property in whole or in part, directly represented your benefits of criminal










65A.



28th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD














65A.



29th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 8 January 2009, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a sum

S$147,954.10/ which property in whole or in part, directly represented your benefits of criminal






under account number 625-001086-888, to your Singapore bank account held with HSBC,

under account number 149-265167-221, and you have thereby committed an offence under

Section 47(1)(b) and punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking

and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A.



30th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 19 February 2009, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a

sum S$152,426.08/-, which property in whole, directly represented your benefits of criminal












31st CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 8 April 2009, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a sum








HSBC, under account number 149-265167-496, and you have thereby committed an offence

under Section 47(1)(b) and punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug

Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A.



32nd CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 8 April 2009, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a sum

S$298,846.40, which property in whole or in part, directly represented your benefits of criminal




Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241 to wit, transferred the said property from your Hong








33rd CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 18 May 2009, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a sum













34th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 29 June 2009, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a sum













35th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 14 September 2009, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a

sum S$426,443.28/-, which property in whole or in part, directly represented your benefits of












36th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 17 March 2010, in Hong Kong, did transfer property, namely a sum













37th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 3 July 2007, in Singapore, did convert property, namely a sum

S$105,000/-, which property in part, directly represented your benefits of criminal conduct, to

wit, corruptly obtaining gratification as an agent, to wit, a Regional Marine Sales Manager or

M/s BP Singapore Pte Ltd (“M/s BPS”), as an inducement to further the business interest of

M/s Pacific Prime Trading Pte Ltd in M/s BPS, an offence under Section 6(a) of the Prevention

of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, to wit, converted the said property to make partial payment to

acquire a private landed property located at 2B Da Silva Lane, Singapore 545007, and you

have thereby committed an offence under Section 47(1)(b) and punishable under Section

47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of

Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A.



38th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 13 August 2007, in Singapore, did convert property, namely a sum












39th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD















40th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 30 November 2012, in Singapore, did convert property, namely a

sum S$1,260,000/-, which property in part, indirectly represented your benefits of criminal




Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, to wit, converted the said property which originated

from the balance proceeds for your sale of the landed property at 2B Da Silva Lane Singapore

545007 to make partial payment to acquire a private landed property located at 60 Jalan Limau

Purut, Singapore 468234, and you have thereby committed an offence under Section 47(1)(b)

and punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious

Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A.



41st CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 22 June 2009, in Singapore, did convert property, namely a sum

S$892,742.26/-, which property in part, directly or indirectly represented your benefits of




6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, to wit, converted the said property to

make partial payment to acquire a private landed property located at 18 Ettrick Terrace

Singapore 458581, and you have thereby committed an offence under Section 47(1)(b) and

punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious




42nd CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 6 July 2008, in Singapore, did convert property, namely a sum






acquire a condominium unit located at 61 Pasir Ris Grove, #15-01, Livia, Singapore 518215,

and you have thereby committed an offence under Section 47(1)(b) and punishable under

Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation

of Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A.



43rd CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD









acquire a condominium unit located at 61 Pasir Ris Grove, #15-01, Livia, Singapore 518215,

and you have thereby committed an offence under Section 47(1)(b) and punishable under

Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation

of Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A.



44th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 3 June 2009, in Singapore, did convert property, namely a sum

S$166,090/-, which property in part, directly or indirectly represented your benefits of criminal




Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, to wit, converted the said property to make partial

payment to acquire a condominium unit located at 61 Pasir Ris Grove, #15-01, Livia,






45th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 24 April 2010, in Singapore, did convert property, namely a sum

S$166,090/-, which property in part, directly or indirectly represented your benefits of criminal




Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, to wit, converted the said property to make partial

payment to acquire a condominium unit located at 61 Pasir Ris Grove, #15-01, Livia,






46th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 26 November 2011, in Singapore, did convert property, namely a

sum S$50,568/-, which property in part, indirectly represented your benefits of criminal




Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, to wit, converted part of the sale of said property

of a condominium unit located at 61 Pasir Ris Grove, #15-01, Livia, Singapore 518215, to

make partial payment to acquire a condominium unit located at 117 Pasir Ris Grove #01-55

The Palette, Singapore 518173, and you have thereby committed an offence under Section

47(1)(b) and punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other

Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A.



47th CHARGE

You,


M/51 YEARS OLD



are charged that you, on 16 September 2009, in Singapore, did convert property, namely a

sum S$111,000/-, which property in part, directly represented your benefits of criminal




Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, to wit, by using the said for the share capital of

Mindchamps Preschool @ City Square Pte Ltd, and you have thereby committed an offence




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