SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man convicted over a high-profile fraud case at a megachurch was caught trying to flee in a boat before he was due to start his sentence, police said.
In a case that gripped the city-state with a mix of religion, showbiz and fraud, six City Harvest Church leaders were convicted in 2015 of pilfering tens of millions of dollars from the place of worship to promote the pop career of the pastor’s wife.
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