Trio charged with stealing $875,000
PUBLISHED ONAugust 28, 2014 9:00 PMByShaffiq Alkhatib
A businessman, his wife and one of their friends allegedly worked together to misappropriate $875,133.56 in cash at the Marina Bay Sands casino.
Shaikh Farid, 39, and Shaikh Shabana Bi, 31 - both Indian nationals - are accused of committing the offence with Ho Man Yuk, 35, a businesswoman from China, between April 14 and April 19.
'DISHONEST'
They were each charged yesterday with one count of dishonestly misappropriating property.
Represented by lawyer Shashi Nathan, the trio's pre-trial conference will be held on Sept 16.
If convicted, they can each be jailed up to two years and fined.
This article was first published on August 27, 2014.
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