SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced to jail on Wednesday ( Apr 24 ) for multiple crimes, including drug use and the possession of a dangerous weapon. He relinquished his Singpass credentials and authorized corporate bank accounts to be established under his name to facilitate scam proceeds.
Muhammad Zahir Johana, 34,  , was sentenced to nine times ‘ prison and three stroke of the wood, with an extra 450 days in prison for breaching recovery.
Zahir was the director of two companies named Imcomz Trade and , Infra Tradez, which received S$ 18 million ( US$ 13.2 million ) in scam proceeds in December 2021 from email impersonation scams that targeted foreign companies, said the Singapore Police Force ( SPF).
Zahir established both businesses for a promise of$ 20,000 ($ 20, 000 ) after learning about an unidentified user from a Telegram group called SG Black Market Hire.
To promote the integration of both businesses and the beginning of corporate lender accounts that were used to get legal benefits, he gave up his Singpass credentials.
According to SPF, Zahir had reasons to believe the unidentified man was having criminal behavior.
Zahir allegedly abused his legal authority to manage both companies ‘ business bank accounts, the police said.” He allegedly failed to exercise reasonable diligence in the performance of his duties as a producer of both companies,” the police continued.
As a result,  , about S$ 18 million in judicial advantages were transferred to the companies ‘ business transactions.