Jaromel Gee Ming Li was.reported to have stolen about 267K $ and was sentenced to three years in prison with 12 strokes of canes.
Gee solicited Abdul Rahman to assist him with transactions that generally involved potential buyers of bitcoin for larger sums of cash, but in April 2018 they reportedly switched tactics to rob prospective buyers.
Hearing that Pang Joon Hau, a Malaysian man, had arrived in Singapore for a bitcoin purchase with the S$365,000 in cash, Gee directed Abdul Rahman and Mokhtar to locate the investor in his hotel and rob him on April 8.
Abdul Rahman and Mokhtar proceeded to physically assault Pang and another bitcoin investor, Teo Chern Wei, in their hotel room before running off with a backpack containing Pang's cash.
Gee was arrested on April 18, 2018. It is unclear how authorities discovered Gee's involvement in the robbery.
Abdul Rahman was arrested days after the attack and his case is still pending; Mokhtar pleaded guilty to a robbery charge on Wednesday, The Straights Times reported.
Rahman's ex-wife, Yogeshwry Raman, was also in court Thursday facing charges she'd received stolen goods such as a S$45,800 (US$33,000) Rolex watch bought with proceeds from the robbery.
In Singapore, those convicted of committing robbery between 19:00 and 07:00 local time can be jailed for up to 14 years and receive at least 12 strokes of the cane.
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