Singapore's biggest money-laundering case has links to Chinese gamblers

Singapore's biggest money-laundering case has links to Chinese gamblers

The case is part of a broader campaign by Asian governments to counter a huge surge in money-laundering linked to organised crime. This criminal tsunami has roots in illicit online gambling by Chinese punters, much of it organised in South-East Asia by ethnic-Chinese gangs. In recent years the gangsters have also moved into other illegal activities, especially online scams. 

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