Since the '70s, Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint had been a reliable spot to get your fix for choice char siew cuts of duck and pork — but something corrupt laid underneath the delicately charred veneer of their honey glaze.
The couple behind the beloved chain of restaurants were found to have evaded nearly $55,000 in income taxes, according to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. They've since been sentenced to four weeks in jail and fined $164,751.45 each.
The chain was famously sold off to Aztech Group for a whopping $4 million back in 2014 by 64-year-old Ha Wai Kay, the owner of the restaurants. His wife — 69-year-old Kong Kuee Chin — had helped keep accounting records for both Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint and her own business Wan Tat Eating House.