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Singapore businessman flees with 51 million dollars: report
3 hours ago
SINGAPORE (AFP) — A fugitive Singapore businessman is suspected of absconding with 51 million US dollars and local authorities are attempting to recover part of the money, a newspaper reported Friday.
Ng Teck Lee, who fled Singapore three years ago, amassed his ill-gotten gains in one of the city-state's biggest fraud cases when he was the chief executive of electronics waste recycler Citiraya Industries.
A court official confirmed the ongoing case by the attorney-general -- as reported in The Straits Times -- to try to recover part of Ng's assets in Singapore but gave no further details.
Ng was a corporate high-flyer until the scandal involving Citiraya Industries was uncovered in 2005, leading to the collapse of the firm and his subsequent downfall.
Ng allegedly resold used computer chips, which his company Citiraya was under contract to destroy.
His actions were uncovered when used computer chips belonging to one customer were spotted in Taiwan, the newspaper reported.
According to the report, Ng's assets in Singapore include funds held in various bank accounts, shares in several companies and proceeds from the sale of his properties.
Ng's whereabouts remain unknown.
3 hours ago
SINGAPORE (AFP) — A fugitive Singapore businessman is suspected of absconding with 51 million US dollars and local authorities are attempting to recover part of the money, a newspaper reported Friday.
Ng Teck Lee, who fled Singapore three years ago, amassed his ill-gotten gains in one of the city-state's biggest fraud cases when he was the chief executive of electronics waste recycler Citiraya Industries.
A court official confirmed the ongoing case by the attorney-general -- as reported in The Straits Times -- to try to recover part of Ng's assets in Singapore but gave no further details.
Ng was a corporate high-flyer until the scandal involving Citiraya Industries was uncovered in 2005, leading to the collapse of the firm and his subsequent downfall.
Ng allegedly resold used computer chips, which his company Citiraya was under contract to destroy.
His actions were uncovered when used computer chips belonging to one customer were spotted in Taiwan, the newspaper reported.
According to the report, Ng's assets in Singapore include funds held in various bank accounts, shares in several companies and proceeds from the sale of his properties.
Ng's whereabouts remain unknown.