15 Singaporeans to be charged with assisting in loanshark activities

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By Cheryl Lim, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 October 2009 2335 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Fifteen Singaporeans, aged between 18 and 57, will be charged in Court on Friday with assisting in the business of an unlicensed moneylender.

Police investigations revealed that the suspects had opened bank accounts and given their ATM cards and PIN numbers to loanshark syndicates - for monetary gains and to avoid harassment.

The bank accounts were then used by the syndicates for loanshark activities.

The accounts of the suspects have now been frozen pending investigations.

If found guilty, the suspects may be fined up to S$200,000, and jailed up to two years for a first-time offence or up to five years for a repeated offence.

- CNA/sc


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