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FOUR people were charged in court yesterday with attempting to enter or entering the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino using another person’s identity.
Among them were Pea Lay Eng, 52, who is unemployed, and her son, Chan Yao Xiang, 29.
She is said to have abetted her son to use her driving licence to enter the casino on May 17.
Chan, a tour guide, is also said to have not paid the $100 casino entry levy required by Singaporeans and permanent residents.
They indicated that they would plead guilty at their next mention on Oct 11.
Chan, who is out on $6,000 bail, was given permission to leave the country on an assignment.
Another woman, Luo Meifang, 42, who runs a fishball stall at two hospital canteens, is alleged to have tried to cheat an RWS security officer by pretending to be her employee, Ms Long Xiuhua, 39, and using the Chinese national’s work permit to get into the casino on July 14. She also faces a charge of trying to enter the casino without paying the entry levy that day.
In the fourth case, relief taxi driver Ong Phee Tian, 42, allegedly assumed the identity of cabby Peh Eng Lee by using the latter’s driving licence to enter the casino on June 30. Mr Peh has an annual RWS membership pass.
Like the others charged, Ong is also accused of not paying the levy.
Luo and Ong, who are expected to plead guilty, will return to court on Oct 12. If found guilty, they can be jailed for up to five years and/or fined.
Under the Casino Control Act, the maximum punishment is a fine of up to $1,000.
