Muhammad Zahir Johana, 34, was convicted of five charges, including consumption of a specified drug.
SINGAPORE – A 34-year-old man who was the director of two firms that received $18 million from e-mail impersonation scams was sentenced to nine years’ jail and three strokes of the cane, and another enhanced sentence of 450 days’ jail on April 24.
The other two related to the bank accounts of his companies being used for criminal activity to receive the scam monies. He had incorporated both companies under the instructions of an unidentified individual whom he knew as one Mr Ma, whom he met through a group named SG Black Market Hire on Telegram, and was promised a reward of $20,000 for doing so.
The police said Zahir also failed to exercise reasonable diligence in the discharge of his duties as a director of both companies and the authorised signatory of the companies’ corporate bank accounts. Those found guilty of relinquishing their Singpass credentials for wrongful gain can be jailed for up to three years and fined up to $10,000.
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