‘Heartless con artist’ jailed for cheating 2 of more than $2.1m

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A woman whom the prosecution described as a “heartless con artist” cheated two people of more than $2.1 million by using a fictitious investment scheme involving foreign currency exchange. Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Jonathan Tan said in his submissions: “They were...

DPP Tan said Wu deceived them with fictitious investment schemes to provide visitors who are Chinese nationals with Singapore currency for their expenditure here, particularly for gambling in local casinos.According to court documents, two prominent media personalities, identified as Tan Lee Peng and Lim Mooi Keow, gave Ms Soh a total of $460,000 to invest with Wu.

DPP Tan added: “She also had no explanation why she failed to provide any information about her alleged clients on whose behalf she claimed to have gambled for, both in her statements and at trial.” DPP Tan told the court: “In fact, this was why he failed to keep any formal record of his transactions with her.”

 

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