Gadget Terminal salesman jailed 7 months for cheating customers

A former salesman from an electronics shop at Sim Lim Square was jailed seven months on Tuesday (Jan 5) for cheating customers.

Justin Chew, 36, who worked for the now-defunct Gadget Terminal, had pleaded guilty to two charges of cheating, in which he conned two customers of $680.

Chew's former employer, Chung Choon Cheik, 33, and three colleagues - Tan Wei Ping, 40, Wilson Lim Weisheng, 30, and Lin Facai, 32 - have their cases pending.

Court papers said Chew worked at Gadget Terminal from April to October 2014 and recorded a basic pay of $1,800 with commission.

Read the full report in our print edition on Jan 6.

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