Singapore businessman linked to alleged fraud of record S$1 billion charged


Ng Yu Zhi was charged with two counts of cheating and two of being a party to fraudulent trading on March 22, 2021.- LIANHE ZAOBAO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A businessman charged on Monday (March 22) has been linked to an alleged fraud involving at least S$1 billion, the largest in Singapore's history.

Ng Yu Zhi, 33, is the director of two firms and said to have raised the money from investors, purportedly to finance nickel trading.

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