Ex-CNB chief Ng Boon Gay to join Certis Cisco in March
Former CNB chief Ng Boon Gay and his wife arrive at the subordinate courts for his verdict in the sex-for-contracts case. He was found not guilty. (Yahoo! photo)
[UPDATE on Wednesday 12 February at 10:30am: Adding details about Ng's latest employer]
Former narcotics chief Ng Boon Gay, who was recently retired from the public service, will be starting as a consultant with local security firm Certis Cisco in March.
A spokesperson for the firm told Yahoo Singapore he will "help with various aspects of (Certis Cisco's) security business" on a short term contract, without specifying how long exactly it will be.
Late last month, the Public Service Commission (PSC) announced its decision to retire Ng, who was the former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) director before he was charged and acquitted of corruption between 2012 and last year.
“In response to media queries, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) confirmed that following the conclusion of civil service disciplinary proceedings, the Public Service Commission has decided to retire Mr Ng Boon Gay in the public interest with effect from 29 Jan 2014,” a spokesperson from the MHA said that day.
Ng was charged four counts of sex-related corruption in June 2012. Earlier in 2011, he was accused of corruptly obtaining sexual gratification from a female IT executive, Cecilia Sue Siew Nang, by assisting to further the business interests of her then employers Oracle Corporation Singapore and Hitachi Data Systems in dealings with the bureau.
His sexual trysts -- all in the form of fellatio -- with Sue allegedly occurred on four different occasions between June and December 2011.
The MHA had charged him with “serious personal misconduct” and suspended him, pending the outcome of the ministry’s proceedings.
Ng’s trial was one of a string of high-profile corruption cases that shook Singapore in 2012. During the same year, the former Singapore Civil Defence Force commissioner Peter Lim was also taken into questioning for sex-related corruption. Lim was found guilty and was given a six-month jail term.
