मेलानी जिल टाटा को तीन साल की सजा दी गई थी, क्योंकि उसने कर्मचारियों के कर कटौती में $800,000 का इस्तेमाल किया था। Melanie Jill Tatana was sentenced to three years for diverting $800,000 in employee tax deductions.

Melanie Jill Tatana, director of Asia Pacific Group Ltd, was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to pay $1.6 million in employee tax deductions to the Inland Revenue over 63 occasions between 2019 and 2022. Melanie Jill Tatana, director of Asia Pacific Group Ltd, was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to pay $1.6 million in employee tax deductions to the Inland Revenue over 63 occasions between 2019 and 2022. अदालत ने पाया कि उसने व्यक्तिगत उपयोग के लिए $ 800,000 से अधिक का उपयोग किया और पर्याप्त COVID-19 सब्सिडी प्राप्त की। The court found she diverted over $800,000 for personal use and received substantial COVID-19 subsidies. न्यायाधीश ने ऐसे कर अपराधों के खिलाफ एक मजबूत प्रतिबंध की आवश्यकता पर जोर दिया, जिसमें 20 वर्षों में सबसे खराब मामला बताया गया। The judge emphasized the need for a strong deterrent against such tax offenses, describing the case as one of the worst in 20 years.