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A Singaporean director of 980 companies in the city state was sentenced to four weeks in jail after some of the companies he supervised were discovered to be laundering money, the Business Times reported.
The city state has been looking into effects of a loophole that helped many of the accused in the massive laundering scandal start businesses.
Massive laundering case reveals dark side of Singapore’s bid to lure super-rich
Massive laundering case reveals dark side of Singapore’s bid to lure super-rich
According to the country’s law, foreigners must hire a citizen or permanent resident as an authorised representative to set up a company. To meet this demand, some locals have become serial directors, representing hundreds of firms at the same time.
Authorities have said that the lack of limits on the number of directorships is in line with international standards, and that the bulk of directors – 99 per cent – hold fewer than 10. Still, restrictions are now being mulled, with proposed rule changes set to be tabled in parliament next year, authorities said.
Xie had faced 49 charges and was fined S$57,000 on Monday, according to the court.
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