296 people nabbed for alleged involvement in over 1,000 scams, victims lost over $6.4m
SINGAPORE – The police have arrested 296 people for suspected involvement in more than 1,000 scams, where victims lost over $6.4 million. The suspects, aged between 16 and 80, were involved as scammers or money mules, said the police on Friday (Nov 5) night. The scams comprise mainly Internet love, e-commerce, government-official impersonation, job and... » read more
Manager of car dealership fined and jailed for role in corruption conspiracy
SINGAPORE – The manager of a car dealership has been jailed and fined for giving kickbacks to a purchasing manager of Lion City Rentals to advance his business interests. Ong Jiajie, 32, who was the manager of dealership D&M Capital, had earlier pleaded guilty to two corruption charges. Another five similar charges were taken into... » read more
Arrest warrant out for man who allegedly exposed himself in NUS library
SINGAPORE – A warrant of arrest is out for a man accused of exposing his private parts and sexually stimulating himself in front of a woman at the science library of the National University of Singapore (NUS) on April 10 last year. Xiong Jiawei, now 28, was an NUS student when he allegedly committed the... » read more