Sadagopan Premnath pleaded guilty to four charges of conspiring to misappropriate gas oil from the company. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A former employee of oil giant Shell Eastern Petroleum on Tuesday (Dec 15) admitted to being involved in a conspiracy to misappropriate about US$36.1 million (S$49.1 million) worth of gas oil.
Indian national Sadagopan Premnath, 40, pleaded guilty to four charges of conspiring to misappropriate gas oil from the company. Five other similar charges will be taken into consideration during his sentencing.
Sadagopan received about US$150,000 for his involvement in the plot and has not made restitution to Shell.
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FILE PHOTO: A general view of Shell s Pulau Bukom petrochemical complex in Singapore on Jul 15, 2019. (File Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su)
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SINGAPORE: A former Shell employee who was part of a syndicate that routinely embezzled millions of dollars worth of gas oil from the Pulau Bukom manufacturing site for sale to other vessels pleaded guilty to his involvement on Tuesday (Dec 15).
Indian man confesses to involvement in misappropriation of $36.1 million worth of oil in Singapore
Indian man confesses to involvement in misappropriation of $36.1 million worth of oil in Singapore
An Indian man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to his involvement in misappropriation of SGD 49 million (USD 36.1 million) worth of gas oil at a multinational refinery in Singapore. He is the first Shell employee involved in the heist to admit to the charges.
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UPDATED: December 15, 2020 21:06 IST
The accused will return to court for mitigation and sentencing in February. (Image for representation: Reuters)
A 40-year-old Indian man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to his involvement in misappropriation of SGD 49 million (USD 36.1 million) worth of gas oil at a multinational refinery in Singapore. The case also involves several other employees at the refinery.
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