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Singapore nickel trader’s lavish lifestyle allegedly fueled by $740m fraud
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At 33, Ng Yu Zhi had all the trappings of a wildly successful trader: a Rolodex full of rich clients, a three-story villa in a posh Singapore neighborhood and a Pagani Huayra supercar reportedly worth more than $5 million.
Local prosecutors allege Ng also had a dark secret: His lavish lifestyle, they say, was built on lies.
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In a case that has riveted Singapore’s moneyed-classes, Ng was charged last month with four counts of fraud for allegedly raising at least S$1 billion ($740 million) from investors for commodity trades that didn’t exist.
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