GALVEZ MARY JOE BLANCO v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2026] SGHC 110 High Court (General Division) 21 May 2026 HC/MA 9080/2025/01

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Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	21 May 2026
Judges	See Kee Oon, Sundaresh Menon, Tay Yong Kwang
Charges / claim	Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, Criminal Law
Counsel	Attorney-General's Chambers, CHP Law LLC, TSMP Law Corporation, Gordon Oh, Joshua Chia Han Sheng, Quah Wei Sheng Danny, Terence Yeo, Wong Shiau Yin

Source: [2026] SGHC 110, High Court (General Division), decided 21 May 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Section 55A(1)(a)(i) read with section 55A(1)(b)(iii) Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing Criminal Law

Judges (3)

See Kee Oon Coram Sundaresh Menon Coram Tay Yong Kwang Delivered

Counsel (8)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm CHP Law LLC Firm TSMP Law Corporation Firm Gordon Oh Counsel for the respondent

Joshua Chia Han Sheng Counsel for the appellant

Quah Wei Sheng Danny Counsel for the appellant Terence Yeo Counsel for the third party Wong Shiau Yin Counsel for the respondent

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Respondent

Galvez Mary Joe Blanco Appellant

Case Significance

Galvez Mary Joe Blanco v Public Prosecutor [2026] SGHC 110 is a sentencing appeal decided by a three-judge panel — Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, Tay Yong Kwang JCA (delivering judgment), and See Kee Oon JAD — on 21 May 2026. The appellant, a 35-year-old Filipino foreign domestic worker, pleaded guilty to a charge under s 55A(1)(a)(i) read with s 55A(1)(b)(iii) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 for being concerned in an arrangement involving the control of another's benefits from criminal conduct between 15 and 29 May 2024, for which a District Judge had sentenced her to 40 days' imprisonment. CHP Law LLC represented the appellant and the Attorney-General's Chambers the respondent.

What offence did Galvez Mary Joe Blanco plead guilty to and what sentence was imposed at first instance ([2026] SGHC 110)?

Galvez Mary Joe Blanco pleaded guilty to a charge under s 55A(1)(a)(i) read with s 55A(1)(b)(iii) of the CDSA for an arrangement involving another person's criminal proceeds between 15 and 29 May 2024. The District Judge sentenced her to 40 days' imprisonment; she appealed to the High Court in [2026] SGHC 110.