12 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy<\/strong> for their role in inflating the stock price of a company worth more than US$100m. Corker’s defence attorneys said he failed to report to authorities due to ill health, a claim the assistant US attorney disputed.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCoker is chairman of South Shore Holdings, the company behind The 13 luxury hotel, which was planned to have a casino. Founded by Stephen Hung, the property briefly opened in Macau without a casino before closing, followed by a lengthy bankruptcy process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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