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An investigation by The Straits Times and OCCRP has unmasked Chen Sokly, a key associate of scam kingpin Chen Zhi, revealing how he managed risk control and bribery across multiple countries while accumulating millions in assets.
Three company directors have been formally charged with money laundering and misappropriation of NGO funds totalling millions of ringgit. The charges were presented at Shah Alam Sessions Court.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested two senior officials of a non-governmental organisation on suspicion of laundering RM5 million through illicit financial channels.
The Financial Action Task Force has warned that organised crime groups are exploiting weaknesses in cryptocurrency regulation to launder billions of dollars in illicit proceeds, with stablecoins becoming an increasingly sophisticated laundering tool.
A Singapore corporate services provider has been sentenced to 32 weeks in jail for fabricating financial statements and forged documents to assist foreign nationals involved in the city-state's largest money laundering case worth S$3 billion.
A former company director has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for operating unlicensed fund management services and laundering money. The conviction involved six victims who collectively lost RM1.263 million between 2018 and 2020.
A convicted member of the notorious Geng Upik organised crime syndicate has been charged with nine counts of money laundering worth more than RM800,000 before Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court.
A 51-year-old Indian national has been imprisoned for over two years in Brunei for handling BND230,000 linked to criminal proceeds without verifying its source, as part of an international money movement scheme.
Thai authorities arrested a hospital officer and district official in a scheme that allegedly used fake Thai fathers to grant Thai nationality to children of Chinese nationals, with investigations revealing over 160 suspected cases dating back to 2020.
Singapore authorities have charged four men for their roles in a sophisticated money-laundering operation that used hidden gold shipments disguised as electronic components to defraud Chinese tax authorities of VAT refunds.
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Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman made a significant appearance at Malaysia's highest court in Putrajaya to argue his appeal against a money laundering conviction, with the decision carrying major implications for his political career.
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A former kindergarten teacher has been charged with laundering RM133,550 connected to an alleged scheme relocating children to New Zealand. The accused pleaded not guilty to three counts in Shah Alam Sessions Court.
A former kindergarten teacher has pleaded not guilty to three money laundering charges involving RM133,550 in cash and gold jewellery allegedly originating from illicit activities, with the case now proceeding through Shah Alam Sessions Court.
A Singapore porridge restaurant proprietor has been charged with tax evasion totalling nearly S$3.8 million and money laundering involving luxury cars and millions in cash, marking a significant enforcement action by tax authorities.
Singapore police have launched investigations into 230 suspects, including a teenager, for involvement in scams totalling S$9 million. The crackdown reveals the persistent reach of cybercrime across Southeast Asia's financial networks.
A Singapore High Court has rejected Standard Chartered's appeal to dismiss a US$2.7 billion lawsuit linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, clearing the way for the case to advance to full trial.