Money meant for charity also want to cheat? Hope he rots in jail!!!
http://www.asiaone.com/News/The+New+Paper/Story/A1Story20090116-115178.html
Ex-actor arrested over money dispute
Days after it was reported that he was being sought over a dispute relating to charity money, former actor Lin Yisheng showed up at a police station on Monday to assist in investigations.
Following a 24-hour interview, he was placed under arrest and later released on police bail.
When he emerged from the Ang Mo Kio Police Division at around 7pm on Tuesday evening, he appeared tired.
Mr Lin, 44, a Star Search finalist in 1988, was dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt and jeans. He was accompanied by his wife and a middle-aged man.
He spoke briefly to a reporter from Shin Min Daily News, but many questions relating to the missing funds remain unanswered.
On Saturday, The New Paper reported that Mr Lin had allegedly gone missing with $126,121.59 that was to be donated to Metta Welfare Association, a Voluntary Welfare Organisation (VWO).
The money was part of the proceeds from a Singapore-Hong Kong celebrities' charity soccer match, which took place on 18 Jul 2007 at Jalan Besar Stadium.
Apart from Mr Lin, Singapore celebrities like Zheng Geping, Chen Tianwen took part in the match.
Businessman Peter Peh, 48, said he had helped Mr Lin raise $265,000 after rallying 14 of his business friends to support the event.
After deducting expenses, about $126,000 was left for Metta.
When asked, Mr Lin told Shin Min that the amount was not meant for charity but was profits for his company instead.
He had organised the match under the name of his company, Celebrities Holdings.
He said: 'The money was not meant for charity. I have a clear conscience.'
Why did he then sign a note in which he stated that he would hand the money over to the charity by end-June last year? He had given the note to Mr Peh, who showed it to reporters.
Mr Lin, who now runs a small business, declined comment on that, citing ongoing police investigations.
He disputed media reports that he had gone missing.
'Actually, I have been going home every day. It just so happened that each time reporters went to my home, I was out working,' said Mr Lin.
A short while later, however, he said that he would go home only when his neighbour called him to say that there were no reporters waiting outside his flat.
He said that he did not mind the stress he had been experiencing over the recent reports because he is a public figure. But he was upset that his family had been affected.
He was worried for his children and would pick them up from school every day. They would then tag along with him in his car while he went about his work. He said that as a result, his children were very tired and had no time to finish their school homework.
'Not a gambling addict'
Mr Lin had been spotted in Genting Highlands last December, but he said that the trip was a holiday sponsored by his friend.
'I am not a gambling addict,' said Mr Lin.
Mr Peh made a police report about the missing money on 2 Jan this year. He had earlier called up Metta and was told that it had not received the donation from Mr Lin.
When contacted last week, a Metta spokesman told The New Paper that they had received only $4,000 from ticket sales.
Mr Peh tried repeatedly to call Mr Lin but the latter had changed his contact numbers.
When contacted yesterday, Mr Peh laughed when told that Mr Lin had said the amount in dispute was not meant for charity.
Said Mr Peh: 'What a joke! How can it be a charity event if so much money becomes profit for his company?'
When The New Paper visited Mr Lin's home yesterday afternoon, the gate was ajar but no one answered the door.
A police spokesman said that investigations are ongoing.
The New Paper Link
This article was first published in The New Paper on Jan 16, 2009.
http://www.asiaone.com/News/The+New+Paper/Story/A1Story20090116-115178.html
Ex-actor arrested over money dispute
Days after it was reported that he was being sought over a dispute relating to charity money, former actor Lin Yisheng showed up at a police station on Monday to assist in investigations.
Following a 24-hour interview, he was placed under arrest and later released on police bail.
When he emerged from the Ang Mo Kio Police Division at around 7pm on Tuesday evening, he appeared tired.
Mr Lin, 44, a Star Search finalist in 1988, was dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt and jeans. He was accompanied by his wife and a middle-aged man.
He spoke briefly to a reporter from Shin Min Daily News, but many questions relating to the missing funds remain unanswered.
On Saturday, The New Paper reported that Mr Lin had allegedly gone missing with $126,121.59 that was to be donated to Metta Welfare Association, a Voluntary Welfare Organisation (VWO).
The money was part of the proceeds from a Singapore-Hong Kong celebrities' charity soccer match, which took place on 18 Jul 2007 at Jalan Besar Stadium.
Apart from Mr Lin, Singapore celebrities like Zheng Geping, Chen Tianwen took part in the match.
Businessman Peter Peh, 48, said he had helped Mr Lin raise $265,000 after rallying 14 of his business friends to support the event.
After deducting expenses, about $126,000 was left for Metta.
When asked, Mr Lin told Shin Min that the amount was not meant for charity but was profits for his company instead.
He had organised the match under the name of his company, Celebrities Holdings.
He said: 'The money was not meant for charity. I have a clear conscience.'
Why did he then sign a note in which he stated that he would hand the money over to the charity by end-June last year? He had given the note to Mr Peh, who showed it to reporters.
Mr Lin, who now runs a small business, declined comment on that, citing ongoing police investigations.
He disputed media reports that he had gone missing.
'Actually, I have been going home every day. It just so happened that each time reporters went to my home, I was out working,' said Mr Lin.
A short while later, however, he said that he would go home only when his neighbour called him to say that there were no reporters waiting outside his flat.
He said that he did not mind the stress he had been experiencing over the recent reports because he is a public figure. But he was upset that his family had been affected.
He was worried for his children and would pick them up from school every day. They would then tag along with him in his car while he went about his work. He said that as a result, his children were very tired and had no time to finish their school homework.
'Not a gambling addict'
Mr Lin had been spotted in Genting Highlands last December, but he said that the trip was a holiday sponsored by his friend.
'I am not a gambling addict,' said Mr Lin.
Mr Peh made a police report about the missing money on 2 Jan this year. He had earlier called up Metta and was told that it had not received the donation from Mr Lin.
When contacted last week, a Metta spokesman told The New Paper that they had received only $4,000 from ticket sales.
Mr Peh tried repeatedly to call Mr Lin but the latter had changed his contact numbers.
When contacted yesterday, Mr Peh laughed when told that Mr Lin had said the amount in dispute was not meant for charity.
Said Mr Peh: 'What a joke! How can it be a charity event if so much money becomes profit for his company?'
When The New Paper visited Mr Lin's home yesterday afternoon, the gate was ajar but no one answered the door.
A police spokesman said that investigations are ongoing.
The New Paper Link
This article was first published in The New Paper on Jan 16, 2009.
