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Francis was handed over to the SPF by the Royal Malaysia Police on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He will be charged in court on Saturday for facilitating the commission of a serious offence, in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a locally-linked organised criminal group.<\/p>\n
If found guilty, Francis can be fined up to S$100,000, jailed for up to five years, or both.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The scam syndicate is believed to be linked to at least 535 reported scam cases involving total losses of about S$53 million (US$41 million), the police said.<\/p>\n
Its operations in a scam compound in Phnom Penh were disrupted during a joint operation by the SPF and Cambodian National Police on Sep 9, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs part of ongoing investigations, the SPF had earlier issued prohibition of disposal orders and seized assets linked to the organised criminal group,\u201d the police said.<\/p>\n
The police also earlier published Interpol red notices against two other Singaporeans \u2013 Jonathan Boneta, 27, and Lee Ding Hao, 33 \u2013 on Mar 25.<\/p>\n
The two men are believed to be members of the syndicate and are currently out of Singapore and remain at large.<\/p>\n
SPF said it will continue to work closely with its foreign law enforcement partners to apprehend those committing scams against victims in Singapore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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