AN UNEMPLOYED man was charged on Friday with stealing 10 pieces
of 500 cash chips amounting to $5,000 from Resorts World
Sentosa.
Ooi Boon Huat, 56, is alleged to have stolen the chips at the
casino at about 12.10pm on Wednesday.
The case is believed to be the second investigated by the Casino
Crime Investigation Branch of Criminal Investigation Department to
be brought to court.
Ooi has earlier been accused of two unrelated charges of drug
taking and possession of offensive weapon.
A pre-trial conference has been fixed on March 30.
If convicted of theft, he can be jailed for up to three years or
fined or jailed and fined.
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