2 men charged with offences allegedly linked to ex-lawyer who took nearly $76m of clients’ money

Two men have been charged in Singapore for offences allegedly linked to Jeffrey Ong Su Aun, a former lawyer who was jailed for 19 years in 2023 for misappropriating nearly $76 million of his clients' money. Wong Koon Lup, 63, was charged with 24 offences, including criminal breach of trust (CBT) as an attorney and cheating, and is the former chief executive and chairman of CW Group Holdings.

Kenneth Low Si Ren, 38, was charged with four counts of CBT as an attorney and one count of forgery, and is the former executive director of Allied Technologies. Both men are accused of misappropriating funds held in escrow facilities with JLC, the escrow agent for CW Group and Allied Technologies. Wong is accused of conspiring with Ong to commit CBT and misappropriating over $24 million, while Low is accused of misappropriating around $11 million.

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