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Singaporean national sought by FBI for North Korea sanctions violations charged

Tan Wee Beng could face up to ten years in prison

A Singaporean national on the FBI's Most Wanted list has been charged with falsifying invoices of two companies to hide transactions with North Korea-linked entities, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported on Friday.

Tan Wee Beng, who is 43 and managing director of Wee Tiong Holdings, was charged in Singapore alongside Malaysian national Bong Hui Ping – a shipping manager at his company – for activities specifically between November 2016 and October 2017.

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