Singapore: Last person linked to RM134mil ruse involving largest fraud of govt funds to date pleads guilty

David Lim Wee Hong admitted that he was part of the syndicate that duped SkillsFuture Singapore into disbursing almost S$40 million. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, March 19 (The Straits Times/ANN): He helped a syndicate to launder some S$40 million (RM134 million) – a sum which the prosecution said was the largest fraud of government funds to date – between Sept 7 and Nov 1, 2017.

On Friday, David Lim Wee Hong, 44, became the last person to admit that he was part of the syndicate that duped SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) into disbursing the amount as subsidies linked to skills training courses.