While under investigation for false trading between July 30 and Aug 26 in 2020, Goh lied nine times in a Telegram chat group to induce its members to buy shares in the securities that he held. — AP
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean who lied in a Telegram chat group to deceive others into buying shares in the securities that he held has been jailed for 19 months and fined S$355,604 (RM1.16mil).
Kenneth Goh Jia Poh, 35, was convicted on Dec 19 on four charges under the Securities and Futures Act, including one of creating a false appearance of the market for several securities on 325 occasions.
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