A FORMER management consultant was convicted of 10 charges of cheating three charities of a total of $5,760 after a trial.

Stephanie Chee Jok Heng, 51, formerly management consultant to Parkway Healthcare Foundation (PHF), Toa Payoh Centre and Geylang Centre, was found guilty of cheating PHF, Toa Payoh Centre and Toa Payoh Centre Ltd of various sums of money between March 2003 and April 2004.

In a separate case, Chee, who has a doctorate and is a qualified nurse, is suing Dr William Tan, 52, a well-known neuroscientist and Paralympian, for the repayment of $400,000 in alleged loans.

In the criminal matter, the prosecution led evidence through several witnesses to show that Chee dishonestly submitted claims for reimbursement from the charities to pay her daughters' piano teacher and the Chinese tutor of one of her daughters.

She was also convicted of making a double claim of payment for treatment rendered to her younger brother, Mr Chee Kin Mun, under the auspices of the PHF's emergency medical fund, for which she had been reimbursed.

District Judge Jasvender Kaur adjourned mitigation and sentencing to March 15. Chee faces a jail term of up to seven years and/or a fine on each charge.