Announcement and status
MOM arrested 14 people on 21 July 2026: four directors, nine foreign workers and one employment-agency key appointment holder. Investigations concerned false declarations, kickbacks and unlicensed agency activity.
Case details and examples
Directors allegedly inflated quota using CPF contributions to 139 locals who were not employees. The announcement does not state that those 139 people were arrested or convicted.
Official advisory and follow-up
The release lists false-declaration and assistance consequences up to S$20,000 or two years or both, kickback consequences up to S$30,000 or two years or both, and unlicensed-agency consequences up to S$80,000 or two years or both. MOM advises against accepting CPF for nonexistent employment and provides confidential reporting.
Official source
This report is independently written from the MOM release dated above. Case status, policy announcements and historical figures refer to that release.
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