[Sg] - Ex-husband of Sg billionaire Kim Lim kena 2 yr 10 mth jail for role in illegal gambling syndicate

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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...-jail-role-illegal-gambling-syndicate-3475426

 

[Pinkieslut]

Ex-husband of socialite Kim Lim gets jail for role in illegal gambling syndicate​

Kho Bin Kai controlled online gambling master agent accounts for 4D, TOTO and football games.

File photo of the State Courts in Singapore. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)

Lydia Lam​

@LydiaLamCNA
09 May 2023 05:02PM
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SINGAPORE: A former husband of socialite Kim Lim and ex-son-in-law of billionaire Peter Lim was sentenced on Tuesday (May 9) for his role in an illegal gambling syndicate.
Kho Bin Kai, 32, was given two years and 10 months' jail and a fine of S$40,000.

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Kho, who fathered a son with Ms Lim, pleaded guilty to five charges including managing remote gambling and using criminal proceeds to buy luxury watches. Another eight charges were considered in sentencing.
The court heard that Kho began dabbling in illegal gambling in 2012, becoming an agent for football betting and earning S$2,000 (US$1,507) to S$5,000 a month.
In mid-2016, he was introduced to a man known as "Ah Leong", who invited him to join his 4D and TOTO "business".
Kho agreed and began acting as a master agent for a gambling website in April 2017, taking 10 per cent commission as well as a position taking 90 per cent of the centralised pot for all tickets on the website.
Kho earned about S$30,000 to S$40,000 a month on average for this one account alone, but there were months when he earned nothing.

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He later took control of other master agent accounts for illegal gambling websites and also roped in smaller agents under him, paying them monthly salaries.
One website alone took bets of S$326,766 from 4D and TOTO punters in just a week in July 2019.
Kho used S$32,000 of the criminal proceeds to buy an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch in 2016, as well as S$5,000 to make partial payment for a diamond-encrusted Rolex in 2015.
Kho was arrested in July 2019, as part of an islandwide operation by the police cracking down on illegal online gambling.
He was one of 36 people arrested. He admitted to having master agent accounts for various websites and gave up his user identification and passwords.

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His house was searched and the police seized multiple items including four Rolexes, cash in various denominations, his vehicle and his laptop.
The prosecution asked for a jail term of between two years and four years and one month, along with a fine of S$60,000.
They said Kho was a master agent working for "Ah Leong" for about three years and committed the offences for personal gain.
Kho was represented by lawyers Mr Sunil Sudheesan, Ms Joyce Khoo and Ms Chow Ee Ning from Quahe Woo & Palmer.
They asked for between 12 and 14 months' jail and a fine of not more than S$40,000.

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Mr Sudheesan said Kho had no authority or ability to promote any other master agents. He has also fully cooperated with authorities during the past four years of investigations.
The judge noted that one of the co-accused had been sentenced to 18 months' jail, but both Kho's culpability and the amounts involved were higher.
Kho was allowed to defer his sentence by two weeks.

 

[eatshitndie]

who is ah leong?

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Kho earned about S$30,000 to S$40,000 a month on average for this one account alone, but there were months when he earned nothing.

So let’s say he earns $15k on average. That’s still a lot.

 

[oliverlee]

Must have lost big time betting on Valencia lol

 

[mahjongking]

jail-time will toughen him......looks like ah qua now

 

[eatshitndie]

jail-time will toughen him......looks like ah qua now

most likely becum go to gay oops guy for prisoners looking for ah qua lobang. won’t toughen up. more likely soften down.

 

[mahjongking]

most likely becum go to gay oops guy for prisoners looking for ah qua lobang. won’t toughen up. more likely soften down.

maybe he'll get pregnant....LOL

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

who is ah leong?

Tiagong Ah leong is commonly known as "Boss" in the syndicate.

 

[Sir_Fcuk]

who is ah leong?

sam leong

 

[SBFNews]

who is ah leong?

Leongsam's relatives or maybe he himself

 

[syed putra]

At least he got to bonk a billionaires daughter.
She would be better off living in Valencia with a spanish bull.

 

[eatshitndie]

Tiagong Ah leong is commonly known as "Boss" in the syndicate.

in sg a sinkie has to be wary of ah long, worry about ah loong, and now must watch out for ah leong.

 

[ThugSin]

Go in squat and be other people's bitch

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

At least he got to bonk a billionaires daughter.
She would be better off living in Valencia with a spanish bull.

Puki same whether Minah or Ms Lim

 

[batman1]

It seems that the only way to get rich fast in Red Dot is racketeering eg illegal gambling,corruption,loan shark,etc

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

It seems that the only way to get rich fast in Red Dot is racketeering eg illegal gambling,corruption,loan shark,etc

Or be elected as an MP

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

It seems that the only way to get rich fast in Red Dot is racketeering eg illegal gambling,corruption,loan shark,etc

Or become PAP MP, minister, town mayor, and PAP-parachuted CEOs of govt-linked companies

 

[LexLuthor]

Now I know what kind of people buy Rolex and Audemars Piguet.

 

[laksaboy]

Now I know what kind of people buy Rolex and Audemars Piguet.

Lanjiao lang?