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2013 Penny Stock Crash

John Soh could face longest-ever jail term for financial crime in Singapore

SINGAPORE (March 3): Chia Teck Leng, a former accountant at Asia Pacific Breweries, made history 13 years ago when he was convicted of cheating four banks of $117 million and sentenced to 42 years’ jail.

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Why ISR Capital could be in for a rough week ahead

SINGAPORE (March 3): It remains to be seen whether shares in ISR Capital will continue falling when they begin trading again.

2013 Penny Stock Crash

SGX to allow ISR Capital to resume trading on March 6; shares said to be manipulated by John Soh

SINGAPORE (March 1): SGX will lift the trading suspension on ISR Capital with effect from March 6, following revelations in court on Feb 28 that the company has been under the manipulation of John Soh Chee Wen, the alleged mastermind behind three other pe

2013 Penny Stock Crash

John Soh-linked witness no longer with LionGold, says company

SINGAPORE (March 1): LionGold Corp, one of the three penny stocks at the centre of the October 2013 saga, has come forth to announce that its senior executive, Peter Chen, is no longer with the company.
John Soh Chee Wen

2013 Penny Stock Crash

Penny stock saga’s alleged mastermind John Soh denied bail; faces total of 188 charges

SINGAPORE (Feb 28): John Soh Chee Wen, the alleged mastermind behind the October 2013 penny stock saga, has been charged with seven new counts of witness tampering. 

Shareholders move to oust USP chairman Li

SINGAPORE (Feb 13): Two shareholders holding 11.1% of USP Group have triggered an attempt to oust executive chairman Li Hua and executive director Raphael Tham Wai Mun.

2013 Penny Stock Crash

Suspended ISR Capital issues profit warning

SINGAPORE (Feb 10): ISR Capital, linked by prosecutors to John Soh Chee Wen, the alleged mastermind behind the penny stock saga of October 2013, warns it expects to report a net loss for the year ended Dec 2016 when it releases its earnings by March 1.
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2013 Penny Stock Crash

Bail hearing of John Soh adjourned to Feb 28

SINGAPORE (Jan 6): The bail hearing of John Soh Chee Wen, the alleged mastermind behind the penny stock crash of 2013, will next be held on Feb 28, the court decided on Friday afternoon.

ISR Capital caps an eventful 2016 with sudden resignation of CEO Quah Su-Yin

ISR Capital kicked off 2017 on a solemn note. With trading in its shares still suspended, and the authorities having alleged links with John Soh Chee Wen, the company announced on Jan 3 that its CEO, Quah Su- Yin, had resigned on New Year’s Eve to “fo

2013 Penny Stock Crash

John Soh-linked ISR Capital’s CEO Quah Su Yin resigns

SINGAPORE (Jan 3): ISR Capital, whose shares have been suspended by the Singapore Exchange, said that its executive director and CEO Quah Su Yin has resigned with effect from Dec 31 2016.
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