Latka 1st Gear February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 Feb 14, 2011 Army captain pleads guilty to being a loanshark runner By Khushwant Singh A CAPTAIN with the Singapore Armed Forces, who moonlighted as a runner for an illegal moneylender, was caught by a debtor whose house he vandalised last October. Kheng Kok Keong, 34, pleaded guilty in a district court on Monday to four charges of harassment. Seventeen other charges will be taken into consideration by the judge when passing sentence on Thursday. A district court heard that from June last year, he had scribbled 'O$P$' - shorthand for 'Owe money, pay money' - on walls, splashed paint on flats or used super glue to seal up keyholes to prevent the occupants from unlocking doors or gates, 21 times. Investigations revealed that Kheng had an outstanding loan with an illegal moneylender known only as Ah Seng, and agreed to harass other debtors in return of $2,000 to be deducted from his debt every month. His lawyer G. Dinagaran said that his client had racked up losses after visiting the Resorts World casino and was forced to borrow from a loanshark. It was the incessant harassment by Ah Seng's runners that forced Kheng to agree to be a runner too, the lawyer explained. Kheng, who was last serving as a logistics officer and drawing a monthly salary of $5,000, will also lose his career of 14 years with this conviction, Mr Dinagaran added. How can 1 be forced to borrow fm loan sharks? Kuku lawyer, like that oso dare to plead wif judge. Runners are paid $2k per month. Not bad leh, just to scribble some words and do painting. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLZT 6th Gear February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 They gotta be able to run really fast too. If not easily get caught, so I think everytime go paint, must study the terrain first Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerano 1st Gear February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 officer? ): Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostami 2nd Gear February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 Captain 5k only?? I think he is a diploma grad... Anyway that aside, like that gone, 14 years of glory... Another victim of gambling... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurs44 Neutral Newbie February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 So must he serve DB first then serve outside jail term? Owe Ah long $$$ become runner...lucky Ah long didn't ask him to take out from camp... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latka 1st Gear February 14, 2011 Author Share February 14, 2011 So must he serve DB first then serve outside jail term? Owe Ah long $$$ become runner...lucky Ah long didn't ask him to take out from camp... Dis one civil case, so doubt wud court martial the bugger. Wl just discharge him w/o golden handshake. wah, gahmen save money liow. Think the CO got extra budget wl be scratching his head how to spend it in order not to have surplus. Otherwise next year his budget wl be cut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotle 5th Gear February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 Haiz..... another one bites the dust. 5k/mth, I dun think he can find another job that pays that well in the near term. Really kind of silly to even dabble into hard-core gambling at casino and lose big Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLZT 6th Gear February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 Haiz..... another one bites the dust. 5k/mth, I dun think he can find another job that pays that well in the near term. Really kind of silly to even dabble into hard-core gambling at casino and lose big Come out continue be runner and learn the ropes lor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckduck Turbocharged February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 so for pple who argue that its mostly foreigners who contribute to RWS massive profits, heres 1 living singaporean example of wat happens when u put a casino so easily accesible. they impose like $1000 a day levy confirm only foreigners. marlboro tan v concerned with us losing mah so must kerb this "speculation" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 But no one force him to go to the casino what. No one point a gun at him and order him to gamble too. Forced to borrow from loanshark? Yeah right, as if it involves some life & death matter. Even if he is not an army officer he shud quit cos he dunno how to be tactical. But can't blame him since he's only a storeman officer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoytusa84 1st Gear February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 At least he secure a career with ah Seng alr.. They won't mind people with records.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beehive3783 Turbocharged February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 lanjiao captain.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latka 1st Gear February 14, 2011 Author Share February 14, 2011 But no one force him to go to the casino what. No one point a gun at him and order him to gamble too. Forced to borrow from loanshark? Yeah right, as if it involves some life & death matter. Even if he is not an army officer he shud quit cos he dunno how to be tactical. But can't blame him since he's only a storeman officer. Lawyer kayu lah, use this line of reasoning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurs44 Neutral Newbie February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 scully next time 11B cannot go casino here liao.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 he used to be my dys4.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer69 Clutched February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 casino never submit name list to the authority? i heard those working in defense, special forces, uniform group, teachers etc etc dare not to go in because need to show IC....wait got record & ganna BOI by their bosses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 14yr captain nia meh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear February 14, 2011 Share February 14, 2011 14yr captain nia meh? he is only a dip holder ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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