Senior Minister of State for Law Murali Pillai disclosed in parliament that police, the official receiver, and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority are actively probing Anthony Thomas Price and related business entities. The coordinated state action follows an October 7 judicial ruling ordering a company linked to him to vacate a Kembangan landed estate and pay back rent. Court records indicate a broader pattern where he utilized corporate vehicles to lease properties between 2019 and 2024. A separate dispute regarding a residential home in Siglap was still pending resolution as of October.
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Police are investigating Anthony Thomas Price for alleged cheating over a series of rent-…: Police are investigating Anthony Thomas Price for alleged cheating over a series of rent-free residential occupancies.
Regulators from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority and the official receiv…: Regulators from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority and the official receiver are examining potential corporate misconduct.
While one property case in Kembangan was settled, another legal matter concerning a home…: While one property case in Kembangan was settled, another legal matter concerning a home in Siglap remained ongoing.
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Police found grounds to investigate Mr Anthony Thomas Price after reviewing a court ruling that identified a pattern of the American using shell companies to live rent-free, said Senior Minister of State for Law Murali Pillai.
SINGAPORE: The police are investigating a man for alleged cheating after a court found that he had a pattern of using shell companies to live rent-free in residential properties, Senior Minister of State for Law Murali Pillai said in parliament on Wednesday (Nov 4).
The official receiver is also investigating possible fraudulent trading and wrongful trading offences, and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority is looking into potential breaches of the Companies Act by the relevant entities and individuals, added Mr Murali.
Those guilty of cheating face up to 10 years' jail, and may also be fined or caned, or both.
“As investigations are ongoing. I will not say more. Nothing I have said should be taken as a view on whether an offence has been committed,” said Mr Murali.
He was responding to parliamentary questions about the use of shell companies to rent…
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