The men, both 39, pleaded guilty to three counts each of dealing with the benefits of criminal conduct.Īt the time of the offences in 2021, Zhang was a manager at an agency for foreign workers, while Yin worked in a trading firm.Įarly that year, a friend introduced Zhang to a man known only as Ah Xiang, who claimed to be in the business of online gaming and football betting.Īh Xiang then asked Zhang whether he was willing to use his bank account to receive cash and then transfer the money to other accounts. Singapore permanent resident Zhang Ming and his Chinese national brother-in-law Yin Junjun were each sentenced to 33 months' jail on Thursday (Dec 8).
The money came from offences including cheating, said the prosecution, without revealing details about the scams. Their crimes came to light after police officers found over $400,000 in cash and 71 bank cards in their vehicle at a roadblock.
SINGAPORE – A man and his brother-in-law conspired to launder large sums of cash, receiving crime proceeds totalling more than $900,000 in bank accounts belonging to foreign workers who had left Singapore.