2 ex-directors of firm linked to Ponzi scheme convicted of carrying on fraudulent business

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SINGAPORE - Two former directors of a firm linked to a Ponzi scheme were found guilty on Thursday of carrying on a fraudulent business, an offence under the Companies Act. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Two former directors of a firm linked to a Ponzi scheme were found guilty on Thursday of carrying on a fraudulent business, an offence under the Companies Act.

In their submissions, Deputy Public Prosecutors Kevin Yong, Edwin Soh, Grace Teo and Ong Xin Jie said the firm had no investment activities and relied on sales of new contracts under the buyback scheme to repay its obligations under the older contracts.Its payout and buyback obligations to clients came up to more than $85 million, while the company had just over $450,000 in its bank accounts as at Oct 7, 2010.

During the trial, the pair had claimed that they were unaware that TGL was operating a financially unsustainable business.Scammer gets 30 years jail for $1.35b Ponzi scheme that cheated big-name US investors

 

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