Chin Tung Sheng, 26, admitted in court on Mar. 7 to seven offenses committed between April 2020 and December 2023.

The prosecution recommended a sentence of 35 to 44 months’ imprisonment, citing the persistent nature of his crimes and his lack of remorse. Deputy public prosecutor Caleb Looi said Chin’s prolonged and repeated offenses means there are no mitigating factors though he has no prior criminal record.

Chin’s lawyer argued that the crimes were driven by significant financial and career setbacks.

Chin, who has over 334,000 Instagram followers, frequently showcased a lavish lifestyle.

In 2023 he broke into a bungalow on Treasure Island, Sentosa, stealing two Louis Vuitton trunks and other luxury items valued at S$200,000. He later sold the goods online or to resellers.

Investigations revealed he accessed the property through a front passcode or a back door he had unlocked during several prior viewings.

Between August 2020 and April 2021 he used over 25 membership accounts to submit forged receipts at Ion Orchard mall, claiming membership points that were exchanged for shopping vouchers worth over S$76,900.

The fraud was discovered when mall staff found out that the receipts had been digitally created.

Chin also defrauded hotel Amara Sanctuary Sentosa in July 2022 by submitting a doctored PayNow screenshot to falsely claim payment for a stay worth over S$13,200.

That same year he misled a Foodpanda rider with a forged screenshot to claim a payment of S$63.

In 2020, Chin forged documents to deceive potential business partners by falsely claiming ties to the Singapore government and misrepresenting his financial status, showing S$1.8 billion in one bank account and S$16.9 million in another.