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Borders staff jailed 4 years

The financial accountant at a S'pore Borders bookstore bought a slew of ostentatious items - all for his own use. -ST

Tue, Nov 25, 2008
The Straits Times

By Sujin Thomas

NO one suspected a thing when financial accountant Ochieng Claudius Oyula bought a $153,000 car with a loan.

The 32-year-old Kenyan national who had been employed by Borders bookstore went on to buy a slew of ostentatious items - all for his own use.

They included a home entertainment system valued at about $5,000, a Sony Playstation worth about $600 and a $2,000 bicycle.


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