A Malaysian man who helped 27 money mules enter Singapore and open 107 bank accounts was sentenced to six years and one month in jail and fined S$6,000 on 22 October.
Ong Toon Nong, 41, pleaded guilty to eight charges, with another 34 taken into consideration. These included offences involving criminal proceeds, computer misuse and foreign manpower. He has filed an appeal against his sentence.
Work Permits Used to Obtain Bank Accounts
CNA reported that Ong arranged work permit applications knowing the Malaysians would surrender their bank accounts for illegal use.
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The 107 accounts, opened with six banks, handled over S$1.84 million in total, and about S$20,300 of that has been linked to scam reports.
