SINGAPORE: Saddled by debts, a watch shop employee cheated 14 victims, including his friends and former customers, of nearly S$495,000 in total after offering to help acquire rare luxury timepieces. Soh Jian Kun, who worked at Cortina Watch from 2015 to 2025, had claimed that he could help obtain multiple timepieces including Rolex Cosmograph Daytona watches...
PETALING JAYA: A large-scale operation against scams and money laundering has led to the arrest of four suspects with "Datuk" titles and the seizure or freezing of assets worth over RM3bil. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said they were among eight suspects aged 44 to 62 detained during Ops Northern Star on March 20. The...
A New York District Court jury convicted two men associated with IcomTech, a company that presented itself as specializing in cryptocurrency mining and trading, of wire fraud conspiracy. The individuals, David Brend and Gustavo Rodriguez, now potentially face up to 20 years in prison for their involvement in what was revealed to be a “Ponzi” scheme. In a verdict delivered on...
