Melanie Jill Tatana was sentenced to three years for diverting $800,000 in employee tax deductions.

Melanie Jill Tatana, director of Asia Pacific Group Ltd, was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to pay $1.6 million in employee tax deductions to the Inland Revenue over 63 occasions between 2019 and 2022. The court found she diverted over $800,000 for personal use and received substantial COVID-19 subsidies. The judge emphasized the need for a strong deterrent against such tax offenses, describing the case as one of the worst in 20 years.

November 01, 2024
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