Alleged mastermind of penny stock crash and two others face total of 365 charges
[SINGAPORE] Penny stock crash "mastermind" John Soh Chee Wen and two others, on Friday were slapped with a total of 365 charges for their roles in the infamous penny stock crash in October 2013 that wiped out S$8 billion from the Singapore stock market in just three days.
Soh was arrested on Thursday along with Quah Su Ling and Goh Hin Calm. All three were in State Court on Friday to hear the charges read against them.
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