China’s ex-convict jailed six years in Singapore for S$6.7M crypto scam
SINGAPORE: Yang Bin (杨斌), a Jiangsu-born Dutch national and once China’s second-richest man, was sentenced to six years in prison and fined S$16,000 (US$12,284) on Monday (26 August) for orchestrating...
View ArticleSwiss court convicts 2 executives for embezzling S$1.8 billion from 1MDB
SWITZERLAND: On Wednesday (28 August), the Swiss Federal Criminal Court convicted two top executives involved in one of the world’s largest financial scandals, linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd...
View ArticleWP Leader Pritam Singh seeks transfer of alleged perjury charges to High...
SINGAPORE: Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh has filed a criminal motion to request his upcoming trial be moved to the High Court, following the precedent set by the recent transfer of former...
View ArticleSingaporean driver charged for unauthorised photos & videos at Woodlands...
SINGAPORE: A 37-year-old Singaporean driver was charged on Saturday (17 August) under the Infrastructure Protection Act (IPA) for taking unauthorized photos and videos of an immigration officer at...
View ArticleFirst Singaporean charged in S$3B money laundering case for aiding fugitive
SINGAPORE: Liew Yik Kit, 41, has become the first Singaporean charged in court for his alleged connection to a fugitive involved in a S$3 billion money laundering case. Liew served as the personal...
View ArticleM Ravi jailed for 14 weeks for harassment and causing hurt, issues sincere...
SINGAPORE: Singaporean anti-death penalty activist and former lawyer M Ravi has been sentenced to 14 weeks in jail after pleading guilty to charges of voluntarily causing hurt, harassment, and causing...
View ArticleWorkers’ Party town councillors settle long-running lawsuits with AHTC and SKTC
In a significant development, the Workers’ Party town councillors have announced the conclusion of their long-standing legal battles with Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) and Sengkang Town Council...
View ArticleHigh Court dismisses S Iswaran’s bid for witness statements disclosure
A High Court judge dismissed former transport minister S Iswaran's bid to compel the prosecution to hand over witness statements. Iswaran faces 35 charges, including obtaining valuables as a public...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal acquits man on death row, orders release after eight years
Mohamed Mubin Abdul Rahman, 63, sentenced to death in 2020 for heroin trafficking, was acquitted by the Court of Appeal on 16 July due to inconsistent prosecution evidence. Instead, he pleaded guilty...
View ArticleIswaran makes second bid to get prosecution to disclose witness statements
Former Transport Minister S Iswaran, facing criminal charges for alleged acceptance of gifts, appeared at the High Court on Friday to seek the prosecution's disclosure of all witness statements...
View ArticleWoman and WUSG adminstrator to plead guilty in KKH defamation case
A 28-year-old PR from Myanmar, and founder of Wake Up Singapore Ariffin Sha are set to plead guilty in a defamation case involving KKH. In May, Singapore civil society criticized AGC's charges against...
View ArticleThree women charged for organising letter submission to S’pore PM in...
Three women were charged on Thursday for organizing about 70 people to deliver letters supporting Palestine to the Istana without a permit. Under the Public Order Act, they face potential penalties of...
View ArticleFamily members of suspect in Johor police station attack charged with...
Five family members suspected in the Ulu Tiram police station attack, resulting in two police deaths and the assailant Radin Romyullah's demise, appeared in Johor Bahru's Sessions Court on Wednesday....
View ArticleFormer Indian employee jailed in Singapore for deleting company servers,...
Feeling aggrieved by his dismissal, a former employee accessed his ex-employer’s computer systems and deleted virtual servers, causing a loss of about S$918,000. Kandula Nagaraju, an Indian national,...
View ArticleSu Jianfeng sentenced to 17 months in S$3B money laundering case
Su Jianfeng, the final defendant among ten individuals in the landmark S$3 billion money laundering case, received a 17-month jail term after being convicted of money laundering and forgery. This...
View ArticleWang Dehai receives longest sentence of 16 months in S$3B money laundering case
Wang Dehai, the final individual among the 10 foreigners to plead guilty in S$3 billion money laundering case, received a 16-month jail sentence on Friday. Wang had been wanted by China since 2015 and...
View Article88-year-old man charged with alleged murder of wife in Bukit Panjang HDB flat
An 88-year-old man was charged in court on Thursday for allegedly murdering his wife in a Housing Board flat in Bukit Panjang. Police were alerted to a call for assistance around 1 am on 5 June and...
View ArticleSu Jianfeng in S$3B money laundering case pleads guilty, agrees to forfeit...
Su Jianfeng became the ninth accused in the S$3 billion money laundering case to be convicted. He agreed to forfeit S$178.9 million of his seized assets to Singapore. His sentencing is set for next...
View ArticleTeen motorcyclist faces charges after fatal LTA chase, claiming he is “not to...
An 18-year-old motorcyclist faced six charges, including dangerous riding and weapon possession after allegedly fleeing from an LTA officer. The officer died in a crash on Tuesday during the chase. In...
View ArticleChinese national in alleged global botnet cybercrime refuses extradition to US
Chinese national Wang Yunhe, arrested in Singapore for his role in the largest botnet cybercrime, rejects US extradition again. He allegedly funded an extravagant lifestyle, owning 21 properties...
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