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SINGAPORE: After losing money playing online poker, three friends decided to create their own club hosting poker games within their social circle.
They set it up with a mobile app and bought virtual coins to start games, which they took turns to host daily after their working hours. In a single day in November 2018, they facilitated 29 players in their All in Poker Club with a total bet value of S$11,682.
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Serene Chan Li Shan, 35, Desmond Low Weimin, 36, and 31-year-old Benjamin Ong Jia Wei were each given three months jail and fined S$20,000 on Tuesday (Apr 13). If they cannot pay the fine, they will each have to serve two months jail in default.
The victims handed at least $269,992.82 to Ong Siok Yong, and the remainder to the two companies. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): While working for a weight-loss firm and a skincare company, a woman invented beauty packages which the two businesses did not offer and cheated 24 victims of more than S$630,000.
Of the total amount cheated, the victims handed at least $269,992.82 to Ong Siok Yong, and the remainder to the two companies.
Ong, 35, who was in remand, was sentenced on Wednesday (March 17) to four years jail after pleading guilty to two cheating charges. The court heard that the Malaysian committed the offences from 2016 to 2019.
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The victims handed at least $270k to Ong Siok Yong, and the remainder to the two companies.
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SINGAPORE - While working for a weight-loss firm and a skincare company, a woman invented beauty packages - which the two businesses did not offer - and cheated 24 victims of more than $630,000.
Of the total amount cheated, the victims handed at least $269,992.82 to Ong Siok Yong, and the remainder to the two companies.
Ong, 35, who was in remand, was sentenced on Wednesday (March 17) to four years jail after pleading guilty to two cheating charges. The court heard that the Malaysian committed the offences from 2016 to 2019.
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