Man went all out to ‘hide’ over $3m from ex-wife

The man emptied bank accounts and transferred shares worth more than $3 million to his relatives and friends. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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SINGAPORE - As anyone who has seen the classic Hollywood film The War Of The Roses knows, when a marriage ends, the ensuing fight among bitter spouses can escalate into all-out combat.

But Tinseltown has nothing on the nasty split here, with one of the protagonists upping the ante by launching a “scorched-earth campaign” in a mother of all battles to deny his former wife one iota of his assets.

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