Ex-husband of socialite Kim Lim accused of drink driving a month before being jailed for illegal gambling
Kho Bin Kai is also accused of not displaying the required marks on the front and back of his car as required under his provisional driving licence.
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SINGAPORE: A former husband of socialite Kim Lim has been accused of drink driving a month before he was sentenced to jail for his role in an illegal gambling syndicate.
Singaporean Kho Bin Kai faces three fresh charges related to an incident in the wee hours of Apr 1, when he drank and drove a car along Mackenzie Road towards Bukit Timah Road.
According to charge sheets, the 43 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of his breath exceeded the limit of 34 microgrammes per 100ml of breath.
The other charges are for: Driving without insurance, and for driving without the supervision of a licensed instructor, and without displaying the distinguishing mark on the front and back of his car as required under his provisional driving licence (PDL).
Kho, 33, appeared in court for a further mention of his case on Thursday (Dec 7), where he indicated that he was going to plead guilty.
He is represented by Mr Tang Shangwei and Mr Warren Tian of WongPartnership and was given a date to plead guilty in January.
If convicted of drink driving, he could be jailed for up to 12 months, fined between S$2,000 (US$1,496) and S$10,000, or both if he is a first-time offender.
If he is a repeat offender, he could be jailed for up to two years and fined between S$5,000 and S$20,000.
For failing to comply with the conditions of his provisional driving licence, he could be jailed up to three months and fined up to S$1,000 if it is his first offence.
If not, he faces double the jail term and fine. He could also be banned from driving.
PREVIOUS COURT CASE
Kho is currently serving a jail term of two years and 10 months that was meted out to him on May 9.
The former son-in-law of billionaire Peter Lim admitted to managing online gambling and using the criminal proceeds to buy luxury watches.
According to previous court documents, he began dabbling in illegal gambling in 2012, starting with football betting, and going on to 4D and TOTO.
Eventually, Kho became a master agent for a gambling website, taking 10 per cent commission as well as a position taking 90 per cent of the centralised pot for all tickets on the website.
Kho earned about S$30,000 to S$40,000 a month on average for this one account alone, but there were months when he earned nothing.
He used S$32,000 of the illegal proceeds to buy an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch in 2016, as well as S$5,000 to make partial payment for a diamond-encrusted Rolex in 2015.
He was arrested in July 2019 in an islandwide crackdown by the police on illegal online gambling.
