Man jailed for 222 ‘bogus returns’ at N.B. Staples after asking for house arrest to avoid deportation
14-05-2025 21:55 via nationalpost.com

Man jailed for 222 ‘bogus returns’ at N.B. Staples after asking for house arrest to avoid deportation

An Indonesian computer expert who processed 222 “bogus returns” at the New Brunswick Staples where he worked to get store gift cards that he exchanged for pre-paid, untraceable credit cards has been sentenced to 15 months behind bars, despite his lawyer’s argument that more than six months in jail will get him deported. Soegiono Liem Swie, who has permanent resident status in Canada, raked in between $89,732 and $93,338 as a result of his “repeated acts of dishonesty,&rdq
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