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flag A Malaysian man was jailed in Singapore for leading a crime ring that laundered $837,000 through 70 bank accounts.

flag A 35-year-old Malaysian man, Tan Kang Yung, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison and fined S$2,000 in Singapore for his role in a transnational crime syndicate that controlled 70 bank accounts across seven Singaporean banks. flag The group, operating from Johor Bahru, Malaysia, laundered over S$837,000, with nearly S$43,000 tied to scams reported in Singapore. flag Tan, who joined to repay debts to unlicensed lenders, opened accounts and later acted as a handler for 12 money mules. flag He was arrested in Malaysia in August 2024, extradited to Singapore, and became the first to plead guilty. flag Two others remain charged, and a key suspect, Angeline Chan, is still at large. flag The case highlights cross-border financial crime and ongoing efforts to combat organized fraud.

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