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3 Singaporeans jailed for 'front-running' in landmark share trading case

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Published Wed, Jul 10, 2019 · 09:50 PM

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THREE men who ran an illegal share trading scheme that netted them more than S$2 million each have been jailed for terms ranging from 20 months to three years.

The trio - Leong Chee Wai, Toh Chew Leong and Simon E Seck Peng - pleaded guilty to more than 100 charges involving a process called "front-running".

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