The lawyer for an Indonesian businessman arrested in Singapore for allegedly using counterfeit S$10,000 (US$7,830) notes at a casino has said his client was a victim of fraud himself.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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WED · 2026-09-23 · 08:32 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0923-113427
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Indonesian arrested in Singapore over fake banknotes was victim of fraud: lawyer
An Indonesian businessman, identified as Steven, was arrested in Singapore for allegedly using counterfeit S$10,000 banknotes at the Resorts World Sentosa casino. He is accused of exchanging 34 fake notes for chips over three visits in June.
SCMP’s Asia deskSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-23 · 08:32 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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An Indonesian businessman, identified as Steven, was arrested in Singapore for allegedly using counterfeit S$10,000 banknotes at the Resorts World Sentosa casino. He is accused of exchanging 34 fake notes for chips over three visits in June. Steven's lawyer, Dosma Sijabat, stated that his client was a victim of fraud, claiming the fake bills did not belong to Steven. According to the lawyer, Steven was asked by three men to exchange the 1973-series notes for a commission, and was approached due to his past work experience in Singapore. The casino accepted the notes before they were discovered to be counterfeit.
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The businessman, identified as Steven, is accused of exchanging 34 fake S$10,000 notes at Resorts World Sentosa casino in June.
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Indonesian businessman arrested in Singapore for using fake S$10,000 notes was a victim of fraud, according to his lawyer.
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The fake bills did not belong to Steven; he was asked to convert them for a commission by three men.
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Steven was approached because he previously worked in Singapore.
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