American extradited to Singapore, charged over S$18 million fraud investment scheme

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SINGAPORE: A 50-year-old man was extradited from the United States to Singapore and charged on Monday (Apr 3) over an S$18 million (S$13.5 million) fraud investment scheme. Michael Philip Atkins, a US citizen, was a director and shareholder of Aureus Capital.

SINGAPORE: A 50-year-old man was extradited from the United States to Singapore and charged on Monday over an S$18 million fraud investment scheme.Between May 2013 and July 2014, the company offered an investment scheme where it would trade in leveraged foreign exchange on behalf of participants.

However, the company did not operate substantive trading activities and had no sustainable means of funding its operations or the promised payouts to its investors, said the police. He later failed to report to the police for investigations as required. An arrest warrant and an Interpol red notice were issued against him.

 

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