'Yacht expert' among 3 S'poreans named as co-conspirators of Cambodian tycoon in US probe

Three Singaporeans allegedly implicated in a major probe by the United States and Britain targeting cybercrime include a self-styled yacht expert.

- Andrew Wong

Mr Nigel Tang Wan Bao Nabil, who goes by the moniker “Captain Nigel Tang”, has appeared in online yachting publications as the pilot of a superyacht named Nonni II for a Singapore-based family office.

Mr Tang was on Oct 14 sanctioned by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control with two other Singaporeans - Ms Chen Xiuling and Mr Alan Yeo Sin Huat.

The trio have been added to the US Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.

This means that any assets that the trio hold in the US or are in the possession of the US will be blocked or frozen. US citizens and companies are also generally prohibited from transacting with those on the list.

Mr Tang, Ms Chen and Mr Yeo were sanctioned in connection with a major cybercrime probe targeting Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi and his company, Prince Group.

The tycoon, who hails from Fujian, China, has been accused by investigators in the US of being involved in large-scale scam operations in Cambodia and has been charged in absentia in New York.

Prince Group is a self-described multinational business conglomerate with projects in Cambodia that include resorts and hotels.