August 08, 2020, 02:58 PM
Four Singaporeans have been arrested for suspected involvement in a series of suspected fraudulent Self-Employed Person Income Relief Scheme (SIRS).
According to the news release on Aug. 8, three women and one man, aged between 24 and 55, were found allegedly forging supporting documents.
Several SIRS applications have been made on behalf of others as well.
They were arrested on Jul. 29 and 30.
SIRS was introduced by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and administered by the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) to help self-employed people with less means to tide through this difficult.
Police investigations for offences of cheating and forgery for the purpose of cheating, under Section 420 and Section 468 of the Penal Code respectively, are ongoing.
Each offence carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years and a fine.
The police also urge members of the public to go through the official channel to apply for SIRS.
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