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Singapore woman loses US$900,000 to scammers posing as police officers

Singapore woman loses US$900,000 to scammers posing as police officers

A Singaporean woman lost her life savings of S$1.2 million (US$900,900) to scammers impersonating officers from the police’s Anti-Scam Center (ASC) over two months.
Thai woman arrested for alleged role in $184M Nigerian romance scam

Thai woman arrested for alleged role in $184M Nigerian romance scam

Indonesia arrests Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges

Indonesia arrests Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges

Life sentence recommended for property tycoon Truong My Lan

Life sentence recommended for property tycoon Truong My Lan

Prosecutors on Friday recommended a combined sentence of life imprisonment for property tycoon Truong My Lan, who allegedly committed three crimes repeatedly using sophisticated methods.
October 3, 2024 | 08:09 pm PT
How Truong My Lan moved $20B across borders undetected

How Truong My Lan moved $20B across borders undetected

Property tycoon Truong My Lan moved VND489 trillion (US$20 billion) in and out of Vietnam over 10 years without attracting suspicion because her companies were not under surveillance.
September 20, 2024 | 12:34 am PT
Truong My Lan faces 3 more charges on top of death sentence

Truong My Lan faces 3 more charges on top of death sentence

Property tycoon Truong My Lan, who has been on death row in April, has been charged with fraud, money laundering and illegal cross-border financial transactions.
July 12, 2024 | 09:05 pm PT
Singapore police arrest 309 for scams

Singapore police arrest 309 for scams

Singaporean police arrested 309 suspects for scam offenses from June 21 to July 4, the national police reported on July 6.
July 8, 2024 | 03:27 pm PT
How property tycoon Truong My Lan laundered $17.5B

How property tycoon Truong My Lan laundered $17.5B

Truong My Lan, chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat, laundered VND446 trillion (US$17.5 billion) by transferring money to shell companies, according to the police.
June 9, 2024 | 08:36 pm PT
Property tycoon Truong My Lan launders $17.5B: police

Property tycoon Truong My Lan launders $17.5B: police

Property tycoon Truong My Lan allegedly transported US$4.5 billion overseas in 10 years and laundered VND445 trillion ($17.5 billion), according to a police investigation.
June 6, 2024 | 12:06 am PT
Iran reduces oil billionaire's death sentence to 20 years in prison

Iran reduces oil billionaire's death sentence to 20 years in prison

Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday that it commuted a death sentence for a tycoon to 20 years in prison after he returned around $2.1 billion in assets from illegally selling oil abroad, the official IRNA news agency reported.
April 30, 2024 | 03:01 pm PT
Bungalows, cars seized in Singapore's billion-dollar swoop on money laundering

Bungalows, cars seized in Singapore's billion-dollar swoop on money laundering

Singapore's police said they have seized S$1 billion (US$734.32 million) in assets from a gang of foreigners laundering proceeds from organized crime, including plush bungalows in the most sought-after addresses, bundles of cash, luxury cars, jewelry, handbags and gold bars.
August 17, 2023 | 09:11 pm PT
Singapore arrests 10 foreigners

Singapore arrests 10 foreigners

Singapore police have arrested 10 foreigners for alleged money laundering and forgery offenses, in a case involving about S$1 billion ($737 million) of cash, properties, luxury cars and other assets.
August 16, 2023 | 05:50 pm PT
PM calls for rules to manage cryptocurrencies

PM calls for rules to manage cryptocurrencies

Although cryptocurrencies are not legal tender in Vietnam, they are being traded often and therefore, should be regulated, says Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
October 24, 2022 | 08:36 am PT
Cryptocurrency poses risk of money laundering

Cryptocurrency poses risk of money laundering

There is a big risk that cryptocurrencies will be used in Vietnam for laundering money since there is no legal framework to regulate them, a lawmaker has said.
September 7, 2022 | 07:51 pm PT
Vietnam Airlines flight attendants questioned in Australia about large sum of money

Vietnam Airlines flight attendants questioned in Australia about large sum of money

Nine Vietnam Airlines flight attendants have been questioned by Australian authorities for carrying a lot of cash.
June 17, 2022 | 08:01 pm PT
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