Poly lecturer on more charges

• Clivebenss

  24 Sep 10, 22:32

  Sep 24, 2010 - Straits Times

  by Elena Chong

  A PART-TIME polytechnic lecturer said to be a syndicate leader was charged with 28 more counts of helping to carry on an unlicensed moneylending business.

  Lee Kim Hock, 51, charged a week ago, allegedly conspired with Ku Teck Eng and two others to commit the offences between last September and August this year.

  Ku, 41, who was also charged last week, was accused of 24 more charges on Friday..

  It is alleged that illegal loans totalling $28,200 were made out to 16 debtors in various parts of Singapore in Lee's 29 charges.

  Bail of $50,000 each was offered to Lee and Ku.

  Lee's case will be mentioned on Oct 8 while Ku's has been fixed for a pre-trial conference on Oct 28.

  If convicted, they face a fine of between $30,000 and $300,000 and a jail term of up to four years on each charge.

• Clivebenss

  24 Sep 10, 22:33

  which poly?

  

• charlize

  27 Sep 10, 17:56

  Times are bad.

• Clivebenss

  27 Sep 10, 18:15

  moonlighting lah.

  

• Fatum

  27 Sep 10, 18:26

  what's he teaching ? business ?

   

• charlize

  27 Sep 10, 18:34

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  what's he teaching ? business ?

   

  Business and Finance, Law, Accounting?

   

  Who knows.

   

  But if revealed, netizens will probably have a field day.