Su Baolin, one of the 10 foreigners in Singapore’s largest money laundering case, made millions from his role in illegal online gambling operations abroad, said prosecutors.
On April 29, Su was sentenced to 14 months’ jail after pleading guilty to three charges – two for money laundering, and one for abetting false representations made to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore .The other 10 charges included forgery, making false declarations to the Ministry of Manpower and refusing to sign statements he made at Changi Prison. These were taken into consideration for sentencing.
Su initially told the Commercial Affairs Department he acquired this cash from buying cryptocurrency, then claimed he won the money by gambling in casinos. Su did so to make the firm appear progressively profitable, so he would have a higher chance of getting permanent residency in Singapore, said DPP Hu.The prosecution sought a jail term of between 14 and 16 months, noting this sentence was already mitigated as Su had forfeited most of his assets.
As Su Baolin was denied bail, Mr Sudheesan said his waiting period behind bars was torturous, and he constantly worried about cancer.