A 25-year-old man who assisted in arranging a fake marriage in order to recoup a gambling debt owed to him, has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Lin Jun Hao (transliterated), who was arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint, faced two charges under the Immigration Act.
According to a report by Shin Min Daily News, the court heard that in late 2021, Lin met a man named Huang Zhi Heng (transliterated).
They often played poker together, and Huang would borrow money from Lin in an attempt to recoup his losses.
One day, Huang asked Lin if he knew anyone willing to enter into a fake marriage with a Vietnamese woman. If the two parties went through with the union, Huang would be able to pay off his debts to Lin.
As he wanted to recover the money he…