Claudia Tan

Claudia joined the Straits Times in 2025 as a reporter on the crime and court desk. She was previously from AsiaOne, where she covered stories related to mental health and social issues.

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$3b money laundering case: 32 weeks’ jail for man who cooked financial figures for shell companies

Wang Junjie was charged in January 2025 over various offences, including forgery, falsification of accounts and using forged documents as genuine copies.

$3b money laundering case: Conveyancing lawyer charged with forgery over property purchase

Chan I-Fei Julia was charged with forgery on July 16.

Teens who died from consuming drugs made methamphetamine pills, inhaled drug: Coroner

Both teens were found to have fatal levels of methamphetamine in their bodies, State Coroner Adam Nakhoda said in his findings on July 15.

Jail for man who collected over $28m from unlicensed money remittance services in Little India

Operating the business from a shophouse in Little India, Raju Krishnamoorthi collected over $28 million from his customers between February and April 2025.

Man gets jail, cane for raping two 13-year-old girls

The man, now 22, pleaded guilty to two charges of statutory rape and one charge for a scam-related offence.

Private investigation company, managing partner fined over unlawful surveillance of cop

Tan Kok Boon was fined $25,000, while CDiC Consultants was fined $20,000 for supplying private investigation services without approval.

Jail for man who caused 10-hour jam, $1.4m in damages to CTE tunnel with crane boom

The 56-year-old pleaded guilty to two charges for causing the heavy vehicle to collide with government properties and driving a vehicle taller than 4.5m without being escorted by either a police officer or an auxiliary police officer.

CTE joyride: Driver whose car overturned in Stamford Road crash gets 4 months’ jail

Lee Jun En Gilviz was also disqualified from driving for three years from the date of his release from prison.

Teen who allegedly licked iJooz straw has case adjourned as ICA checks his student pass status

French national Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien had initially been scheduled to plead guilty on July 13.

Jail and caning for repeat drug offender who used friend’s NRIC to rent cars

Jackson Ong was sentenced to four years, four months and two weeks’ jail, six strokes of the cane and an $800 fine after pleading guilty to nine charges on July 8.

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