S$1.5b nickel fraud: Father-in-law of alleged mastermind jailed after using money he did not own to post bail

Cătălin Roșioru

Chua Eng Kiam was given two months' jail after using sham loan arrangements to stand the S$1.5 million bail for his son-in-law, alleged fraudster Ng Yu Zhi. SINGAPORE: A man who agreed to stand bail for his son-in-law, alleged fraudster Ng Yu Zhi, using funds he did not own was sentenced to two months’ jail on Thursday (Apr 16). Chua Eng Kiam, 68, had allowed Ng to use him as a bailor for S$1.5 million (US$1.18 million) in bail, even though Ng and others provided the money. Chua pleaded guilty