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Singapore Cracked the Largest Money Laundering Case in Recent Years, Xinbao Investment Founder and Other 10 People Were Arrested

The largest money laundering case in recent years was uncovered in Singapore, and 10 people, including the founder of Xinbao Investment, Su Baolin, were arrested. It is reported that the 10 foreign nationals arrested in this case are suspected of forging documents and money laundering, with a total value of about 1 billion yuan involved, and it is preliminarily determined that all 10 people are originally from Fujian Province, China.

The detailed list includes: Su Haijin (40 years old), Wang Dehai (34 years old), Su Jianfeng (35 years old), Su Wenqiang (31 years old), Wang Baosen (31 years old), Chen Qingyuan (33 years old), Su Baolin (41 years old), Wan Shuoming (42 years old), Zhang Ruijin (44 years old) and Lin Baoying (43 years old).

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