Singapore man wrongfully jailed while claiming lottery jackpot

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LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 20:13:43 GMT

i heard you can't even chew gum its banned there.......

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lazyjim — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 05:49:42 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by GoArmy on March 1, 2005It sounds like they had the Wong man.

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GoArmy — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 04:58:42 GMT

It sounds like they had the Wong man.

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MillionsWanted — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 00:30:40 GMT

Singapore is almost a police state. They got the weirdest laws.Once in a while you can come across weird news stories from Singapore.

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DoctorEw220 — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 20:41:34 GMT

to think what money will do to some people.

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tg636 — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 19:35:08 GMT

Do they ever investigate a case first, then throw people in jail in Singapore

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CASH Only — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:56:18 GMT

Only in Singapore

Singapore man wrongfully jailed while claiming lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:00:01 GMT

A Singaporean man who was wrongly detained while collecting a US$1.2 million lottery prize has finally received his winnings after a woman who claimed to be the rightful winner was jailed.A spokesman for the state-linked betting firm Singapore Pools told AFP Tuesday that the 48-year-old winner collected his cheque last week.The Straits Times newspaper reported Tuesday that the man, identified only as Mr. Ho, had been arrested in December while collecting his prize because a woman had informed po... [ More ]