In some sense this would be a death penalty

Hin Leong Oil Tycoon Ok Lim, 82, Sentenced to 17.5 Years' Jail

SINGAPORE: Lim Oon Kuin, the elderly founder of collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading, was on Monday sentenced to 17-and-a-half yearsin jail in a cheating case involving at least US$111.7 million .The 82-year-old, also known as OK Lim, had orchestrated one of the most serious cases of trade financing fraud in Singapore, the prosecution previously told the court.Lim faced more than 100 charges and contested them at trial, but was convicted of two charges of cheating the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and one count of abetting forgery.His conviction involved two bogus transactions for the sale of oil, and the submission of forged documents that led HSBC to disburse at least US$111.7 million in loans to Hin Leong.Deputy Public Prosecutors Christopher Ong, Kelvin Chong and Foo Shi Hao sought 20 years' jail for Lim. They previously argued that his charges were "examples of the worst possible kinds of cheating" and could undermine confidence in Singapore's oil trading ind
Hin Leong Oil Tycoon Ok Lim, 82, Sentenced to 17.5 Years' Jail

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  • a4xrbj1
    ·11-18
    No, it’s not. He has to spend time in jail but he’s not getting the noose. These are two very different things. He committed some serious crimes and if he was fit enough to commit them, he’s fit enough to ensure the consequences.
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