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Employment Agent Jailed for Illegal Domestic Worker Permits

2/25/2026

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Josephine Santos Ho, an employment agent, was sentenced to 23 weeks in jail for orchestrating an illegal permit scheme.
The scheme sold domestic worker permits to foreigners who did not work as maids.
Ho and accomplice Jennifer Choo issued permits to three women who paid between S$5,000 and S$11,600.
Investigations by the Ministry of Manpower led to Ho's August 2022 arrest, and Choo is set to plead guilty.

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Story summary

Josephine Santos Ho, an employment agent, was sentenced to 23 weeks in jail for orchestrating an illegal permit scheme.
The scheme sold domestic worker permits to foreigners who did not work as maids.
Ho and accomplice Jennifer Choo issued permits to three women who paid between S$5,000 and S$11,600.
Investigations by the Ministry of Manpower led to Ho's August 2022 arrest, and Choo is set to plead guilty.