1MDB-linked Yeo Jiawei expected to plead guilty to money-laundering charges

SINGAPORE (July 11): Ex-BSI wealth planner Yeo Jiawei is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to money-laundering charges linked to Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Yeo, 34, was already convicted in December last year on four counts of witness tampering. He was sentenced to a total of 30 months’ jail for trying to hamper investigations related to 1MDB fund flows.