Maid withdraws $86k from employer's bank account to fund gambling addiction, pawns jewellery
A Singaporean maid was sentenced to 20 months in jail for stealing $86,000 and pawning $20,368 worth of jewelry to fund a gambling addiction.Summary
A 42-year-old Myanmar national working as a domestic helper in Singapore was sentenced to 20 months' jail after pleading guilty to criminal breach of trust and theft. Between December 2024 and July 2025, she illicitly withdrew $86,000 from her 75-year-old employer’s bank account, using an ATM card entrusted to her for monthly grocery expenses. She deleted bank notifications to conceal her actions, despite promising to stop after being caught once. Additionally, she stole and pawned seven pieces of gold jewelry worth $20,368 while the employer was asleep. The thefts were discovered when a friend of the employer noticed the unauthorized withdrawals and found the maid attempting to flee with her belongings and the employer’s cash. The maid admitted to a gambling addiction and stated some of the stolen funds were sent to her family.
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