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May 3, 2010
First Marina casino theft case
By Elena Chong <!-- by line -->
<!-- end by line --> <!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> THE first person to be brought to court for stealing a handbag at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) since its opening about a week ago was charged on Monday. Malaysian hairstylist Tey Chin Wei, 18, is accused of stealing Ms Tan Hwee Leng's handbag containing $600 cash, MBS casino chips worth $600 and a $1,200 iPhone at the casino at about 2.15am on Sunday. If convicted, he can be jailed for up to three years or fined or jailed and fined. Tey, who intends to engage a lawyer, is out on police bail of $10,000. His passport has been impounded. He will be back on May 17.