Jail terms for four in Mondolkiri mining fraud
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday convicted and imprisoned four people for their roles in a fraud case that involved the forging of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s signature to secure a mining license in Mondolkiri province. Al Romny, the 41-year-old director of the local company ACICA Group, was arrested alongside his Chinese business associate Chin Mingxin, 46, nearly a year ago amid accusations that they forged the prime minister’s signature and cheated a partner out of $810,000 in the deal. Two other Cambodians were also arrested and charged with fraud and forgery. One of them, Pil Sokha, an Interior Ministry official, is on the run. …
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