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7 months' jail for 'severely dishonest' doctor who made 116 false Chas claims totalling S$7,626

Wong Choo Wai pictured at the State Courts on June 10, 2024.
Wong Choo Wai pictured at the State Courts on June 10, 2024.
Wong Choo Wai, 53, was sentenced to seven months' jail after pleading guilty to charges of cheating and falsifying accounts
As a doctor, he ran clinics in Bedok and Jurong and submitted 116 false claims under a government scheme
The total amount disbursed to his clinics was S$7,627
These false claims were discovered during an audit by the Ministry of Health Holdings in 2017