Former cabby jailed for falsifying passport, impersonating policeman

His first attempt to pretend to be a police officer was in 2003 when he cheated fellow Singaporean Chan Seng Huat, 49, of S$24,000.



Goh Eng Leng told Mr Chan that he was a police superintendent with the SPF's Volunteer Special Constabulary. He claimed that Mr Chan had two complaints against him from his two previous employers that he had taken money from them. He then duped Mr Chan into handing over the cash, claiming that it was needed to settle the complaints.

In that ruse, Goh used a fake police name card and a pair of police epaulettes worn on the uniform.

Later that year, Goh went to China to look for a job.

He overstayed for more than five years and was worried of a long jail term in China if caught there. That was when Goh decided to break a Singapore law to be repatriated.

He forged his own passport with the SPF crest and informed the Chinese authorities about it so that he could be repatriated to Singapore to face charges here.

The father of two was arrested two months after returning to Singapore in July last year.

Yesterday, Goh, 48, was jailed 14 months for falsifying his passport and for cheating by impersonation.

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