Singapore ups bail of alleged billion-dollar fraudster over escape fears


FILE PHOTO: Ng Yu Zhi, a director of Envy Global Trading, arrives at the State Court in Singapore April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore court has tightened bail conditions for a businessman accused of involvement in a bogus, billion-dollar nickel trading scheme after the prosecution said plans were afoot to help him flee the country.

Ng Yu Zhi, a former managing director of trading companies Envy Global Trading (EGT) and an inactive firm, Envy Asset Management, has been implicated by authorities in a fraudulent scheme that raised at least S$1.5 billion ($1.12 billion) from investors.

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