First person to face 100 charges
Saturday, 20th November 1976
Lim Kok Tin, a 30-year-old private investigator, made legal history when he became the first person to face 100 charges for extortion. The case was believed to have the highest number of charges preferred by the public prosecutor against one man. He was accused of extorting or attempted extortion over an 11-month period, involving $260,000. He was offered a bail of $1,000 on each of the 100 charges or a total bail of $100,000.