
An Indonesian businessman named Steven is accused of exchanging 34 counterfeit S$10,000 notes for chips at Resorts World Sentosa casino, though his lawyer claims he was acting for others.
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A businessman is accused of exchanging counterfeit S$10,000 notes for casino chips over three visits in June.
The businessman, identified only as Steven, is accused of exchanging 34 fake S$10,000 notes for chips over three visits to the Resorts World Sentosa casino in June. The notes were accepted but later found to be counterfeit.
His lawyer, Dosma Sijabat, told Tempo news magazine on Tuesday that the fake bills did not belong to his client and that he was merely exchanging them for someone else.
Dosma said Steven was asked by three men to convert the 1973-series notes in exchange for a commission. Steven was approached because he used to work in Singapore.

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