Man under police probe for alleged cheating over use of shell companies to avoid rent

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.

The Kembangan house rented by Noranth Ventures for Mr Anthony Thomas Price and his family. (Photo: Google Maps)

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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 residential properties and avoid paying rent .

The questions follow a court ruling last month that found an American man had a "pattern" of using shell companies to live rent-free in residential properties.

In a judgment dated and published on Oct 7, a company used by Mr Anthony Thomas Price was ordered to return a landed property in Kembangan to its landlords and pay unpaid rent and other sums.

The judge also found that Mr Price had used shell companies to rent two other landed properties between 2019 and 2024.

A court case involving a residential property in Kembangan was settled, while another involving a home in Siglap was still ongoing as of October.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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律政部高级政务部长穆拉利·皮莱表示，警方在审查了一项法院裁决后，发现了对安东尼·托马斯·普莱斯先生进行调查的理由。该裁决指出，这名美国人利用空壳公司免租居住。

Noranth Ventures公司为Anthony Thomas Price先生及其家人租下了位于Kembangan的这栋房子。（图片来源：谷歌地图）

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新加坡：律政部高级政务部长穆拉里·皮莱周三（11月4日）在国会表示，警方正在调查一名男子涉嫌欺诈的案件，此前法院发现他惯于利用空壳公司免租居住在住宅物业中。

穆拉利先生补充说，官方接管人也在调查可能的欺诈交易和非法交易罪行，会计和公司监管局正在调查相关实体和个人可能违反《公司法》的行为。

作弊者最高可判处 10 年监禁，并可能被处以罚款、鞭刑或两者并罚。

“由于调查仍在进行中，我不会再多说什么。我所说的任何话都不应被视为对是否已构成犯罪的看法，”穆​​拉里先生说。

他是在回应议会关于利用空壳公司租赁住宅物业并逃避支付租金的质询。

这些问题源于上个月的一项法院裁决，该裁决认定一名美国男子有利用空壳公司免费居住在住宅物业中的“惯例”。

在 10 月 7 日公布的判决中，安东尼·托马斯·普莱斯先生使用的一家公司被责令将位于肯邦安的一处房产归还给房东，并支付未付租金和其他款项。

法官还发现，普莱斯先生在 2019 年至 2024 年间利用空壳公司租赁了另外两处房产。

一起涉及肯邦安一处住宅物业的诉讼案已结案，而另一起涉及实乞纳一处住宅的诉讼案截至10月仍在进行中。

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