Mar 12, 2010
Charged with cash chips theft
By Elena Chong
AN UNEMPLOYED man was charged on Friday with stealing 10 pieces of 500 cash chips amounting to $5,000 from Resorts World Sentosa.
Ooi Boon Huat, 56, is alleged to have stolen the chips at the casino at about 12.10pm on Wednesday.
The case is believed to be the second investigated by the Casino Crime Investigation Branch of Criminal Investigation Department to be brought to court.
Ooi has earlier been accused of two unrelated charges of drug taking and possession of offensive weapon.
A pre-trial conference has been fixed on March 30.
If convicted of theft, he can be jailed for up to three years or fined or jailed and fined.
Charged with cash chips theft
By Elena Chong
AN UNEMPLOYED man was charged on Friday with stealing 10 pieces of 500 cash chips amounting to $5,000 from Resorts World Sentosa.
Ooi Boon Huat, 56, is alleged to have stolen the chips at the casino at about 12.10pm on Wednesday.
The case is believed to be the second investigated by the Casino Crime Investigation Branch of Criminal Investigation Department to be brought to court.
Ooi has earlier been accused of two unrelated charges of drug taking and possession of offensive weapon.
A pre-trial conference has been fixed on March 30.
If convicted of theft, he can be jailed for up to three years or fined or jailed and fined.
