Luxury goods scam: Duo accused of helping couple flee to plead guilty

Pi Jiapeng and Pansuk Siriwipa are said to have failed to deliver S$32 million worth of goods to customers. - SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Two Malaysian men, accused of helping a couple allegedly involved in a $32 million luxury goods scam flee the country, have maintained in a district court on Friday (Sept 2) that they intend to plead guilty.

The court heard that one of the men, Mohamed Alias, 40, might be handed one more charge in the future - that of harbouring an offender.