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flag A Singapore court sentenced a former Citigroup banker to 24 months in prison for his role in a $2.3 billion money laundering scheme.

flag A 28-year-old former Citigroup wealth banker, Wang Qiming, was sentenced to 24 months in prison in Singapore for his role in a $2.3 billion money laundering scheme involving illicit funds from Chinese gambling and unlicensed lending. flag He pleaded guilty to four charges, including forging documents and obstructing justice, after helping move cryptocurrency and cash through split transactions. flag Wang, who worked at Citigroup from 2020 to 2022, failed to verify fund sources despite his duties and deleted messages to hinder the investigation. flag The case, involving 17 foreign nationals, led to the deportation of all original offenders and the surrender of S$1.85 billion in assets. flag Nine banks, including Citigroup and Julius Baer, were fined S$5 million for compliance failures, prompting a review of financial safeguards in Singapore’s banking sector.

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