Lawyer disbarred for misleading ex-client into illegally lending $49,500 to his friend

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SINGAPORE - A lawyer who misled a former client into unlawfully lending a large sum of money to his friend under the guise of an investment opportunity has been struck off the rolls.

The former client had handed over $49,500, expecting to receive $160,000 in return for her "investment", but has yet to get a single cent back.

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