Singapore charges two former BSI bankers in 1MDB-linked probe

Singapore police charged two former BSI bankers on Monday amid an investigation tied to the scandal-hit Malaysian state fund 1MDB that prompted the Singapore central bank to order the local unit of the Swiss private bank to shut down.
Yak Yew Chee, who was a senior vice president at BSISingapore and handled BSI's relationship with 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), was charged with forgery and failure to disclose suspicious transactions.
The Commercial Affairs Department of Singapore police filed similar charges against Yvonne Seah, a former director at the bank. Both have been released on... read more