Penny stock scandal's accused Soh said to have 'substantial funds' despite S$8b crash

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JOHN Soh Chee Wen, the alleged mastermind behind the 2013 penny stock market-rigging, was said to have 'substantial funds' after the crash that wiped out S$8 billion in market value. Read more at The Business Times.

JOHN Soh Chee Wen, the alleged mastermind behind the 2013 penny stock market-rigging, was said to have"substantial funds" after the crash that wiped out S$8 billion in market value.

Prosecution witness Tai Chee Ming told the High Court on Oct 3 that Soh appeared to still have substantial funds after the crash, despite Soh and Quah were estimated to have incurred S$400 million in trading losses in the crash.Mr Tai said that he helped Soh to get a shell-listed company Sino Construction post crash, in a bid to stage a comeback for the accused.

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