SINGAPORE, June 19 — A Singaporean faith leader was jailed for 10 years on Wednesday for swindling millions of dollars from her followers and using violent punishments to...
Woo May Hoe was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison, according to Singapore -based Channel NewsAsia , a rare case of cult-like crime in the wealthy financial hub. — TODAY file picSINGAPORE, June 19 — A Singapore an faith leader was jailed for 10 years on Wednesday for swindling millions of dollars from her followers and using violent punishments to discipline those who disobeyed her, local media reported.
Woo convinced some 30 followers into believing she was a deity and defrauded them of more than US$10 million over several years, according to court documents.They were told the funds were being sent to a spiritual figure in India called Sri Sakthi Narayani Amma or financing the construction of new temples, the court documents said.
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