SINGAPORE, Nov. 12 -- A woman admitted in court that she edited PayNow screenshots to cheat restaurants into delivering more than S$9,000 (RM28,489) worth of food over two years.

According to CNA, Santos-Tumalip Maria Monalyn Bagaporo, a 33-year-old Filipino national, pleaded guilty to four charges including cheating and theft, with three more charges to be considered during sentencing.

Prosecutors said her "flagrant and recalcitrant offending behaviour" required a commensurate sentence, noting she reoffended while on bail and repeatedly used the same dishonest scheme.

Bagaporo began ordering food from Home of Seafood at Joo Chiat Place in May 2022 and selected PayNow as her payment method.

She transferred money to herself, took a scr...