Former lawyer gets 52 months' jail for misappropriating more than S$527,000 from client

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SINGAPORE: A former lawyer who siphoned about S$527,000 (US$386,900) from a client has been sentenced to jail. Soraya Hafsa Ibrahim, 58, had been convicted on Apr 2

Soraya Hafsa Ibrahim, 58, had been convicted on Apr 22 of dishonestly misappropriating the money in her capacity as an attorney.

Soraya arranged for the opening of an estate bank account for the client, to be operated by the client as the sole signatory, SPF said. Soraya misappropriated the funds to pay for personal expenses including credit card bills as well as debts to banks, friends and relatives.

 

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