Malaysian Lecturer In Australia Passed 2 Students For RM13k
A Malaysian lecturer in Curtin University Australia admitted to accepting AUD3,000 and AUD 1,500 to pass two students who should have failed.
By Mei Mei Chu — 25 Jun 2013, 03:09 PM — Updated about 11 years ago
Malaysian lecturer in Curtin University Australia admitted to accepting bribes from students
Malaysian lecturer in Curtin University Australia admitted to accepting bribes from students
Image via curtin.edu.auA Malaysian former university lecturer has pleaded guilty to increasing the exam marks of students who should have failed at Western Australia's Curtin University.
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Foong Tuck Cheong, 54, pleaded guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court on Monday to three charges of corruption and two counts of bribery following a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation into offences committed in 2012, the Australian Associated Press reported.
Mr Foong was seen before the Perth Magistrates Court on Monday and released on bail for sentencing at a later date.
Foong Tuck Cheong, 54, passed two students who should have failed
One student paid him A$3,000 (RM8,900)and the other, A$1,500 (RM4,480).
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He also increased the mark on an assignment of a third student and gave him a pass mark on an assignment that had not been submitted.
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He knew their fathers
Foong had a long-term personal and professional connection with the student’s father in Malaysia.
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