Singapore jails six over S$4.9M crypto poker heist

Six Malaysian men have been sentenced to prison over an armed robbery at a Singapore high-stakes poker game where the group stole roughly S$4.9 million in cryptocurrency, cash and luxury goods. Summary Six Malaysian men received prison terms for the S$4.9 million armed Singapore poker robbery case. Wong and Goh each received 12 years 11 months, 24 strokes and S$4,000 fines respectively. Police recovered roughly S$1.69 million, leaving about S$3.21 million of stolen property unrecovered after sentencing. Prosecutors said the robbers stole approximately S$3.6 million in cryptocurrency from the poker game’s hostess. Muhammad Yusuf Kassim remains at large and reportedly traveled from Malaysia to Thailand, records say. Singapore Law Watch, summarizing the High Court proceedings, reported that all six pleaded guilty on Sept. 14 to armed gang robbery and money-laundering charges tied to moving the stolen property from Singapore into Malaysia. Wong Chi San, 35, and Goh Boon Tong, 30, received the longest terms at 12 years and 11 months each. Singapore crypto heist left S$3.21 million unrecovered The final loss figure presented in court was higher than the amount first disclosed by authorit...