Commercial Affairs Department
The Commercial Affairs Department is a staff department of the Singapore Police Force.History
The department was founded in 1984 as the Commercial Crime Department with Glenn Knight as its first director.Modern Day
As the white-collar crimes unit of the police, CAD conducts a variety of inquiries ranging from corporate irregularities such as LionGold and Data Register in 2014, as well as casino-related offences. It also has the right making arrests.Probes
High-profile probes conducted by CAD include City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee, former bank relationship manager Vyia Lee Yock Sim who had misappropriated more than US$400,000 from seven high net-worth clients by 2006, China tourist guide Yang Yin with a widow's niece over a legal tussle assets believed to be worth $40 million.
