SINGAPORE – A teen who helped launder money for a Malaysian syndicate on the instructions of a person with the nickname “John Wick” has been sentenced to reformative training for at least a year.
The 19-year-old cannot be named as he had committed some of the offences before he turned 18.
On Oct 14, he pleaded guilty to three charges – conspiring to access a computer to commit theft, transferring benefits from crime, and being in the company of a person with a karambit knife.
Six similar charges were taken into consideration for sentencing.
On April 3, 2025, the teen met with a friend who told him about a “John Wick” on Telegram.
Unlike the John Wick played by Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves in a series of movies about the titular fictional assassin, this one was looking for runners to help a Malaysian syndicate launder money.
The runners were to withdraw cash from automated teller machines (ATMs) in Singapore using compromised account credentials.
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