First person in Singapore charged over Wirecard scandal
An officer at Citadelle Corporate Services has been accused of falsifying letters to Wirecard UK & Ireland Ltd
Singapore
IN THE first case before the Singapore courts associated with scandal-hit German payments company Wirecard, Singaporean R. Shanmugaratnam has been slapped with four charges of falsifying letters that stated bogus balances held in his company's accounts.
The 54-year-old was described by The Financial Times as having "controlled" Citadelle Corporate Services - one of two companies into which the Singapore authorities have launched a joint probe.
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