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Tan Wee Beng (Fugitive)
Cold Case · Open
8 years waiting · since 2018
TAN WEE BENG
Justice for Tan Wee Beng (Fugitive) — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Tan Wee Beng currently located in Singapore and what assets does he control?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific North Korean entities received commodities and how were transactions structured to avoid detection?
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contact
Lead #3Who are the co-conspirators and have they been identified or apprehended?
Tan Wee Beng, director of Singapore-based Wee Tiong (S) Pte Ltd, is wanted for allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions by conducting millions of dollars in commodities trades with North Korean entities since at least 2011. He and his co-conspirators allegedly laundered money through U.S. and Singaporean financial systems using shell transactions, bulk cash hand-deliveries, and payment routing schemes to evade regulatory detection. Despite being charged in 2018, Wee Beng remains at large and believed to be in Singapore, making this case significant for international sanctions enforcement and financial crime investigation.
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; FBI Counterintelligence
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Lead #4How did bulk cash hand-deliveries by North Koreans occur and through what channels?
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Lead #5Why did the investigation take years to result in charges and what triggered the 2018 warrant?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA); Bank Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud; Money Laundering; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Conspiracy to Defraud the United States Caution: Tan Wee Beng is wanted for allegedly conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by doing business with North Korean proliferation entities. Tan Wee Beng is the director and major shareholder of Wee Tiong (S) Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based commodities trading company.
Over several years, dating back to at least 2011, Tan Wee Beng and others in his company allegedly fulfilled millions of dollars in commodities contracts for North Korea. To do so, Tan Wee Beng allegedly made a concerted effort to launder money through the United States and Singaporean financial systems by concealing payment origins and structuring transactions to avoid regulator scrutiny.
In some cases, when wire payments were rejected, Tan Wee Beng and Wee Tiong (S) Pte Ltd orchestrated payment in bulk cash, often hand-delivered by North Koreans. Over this period, Tan Wee Beng and his co-conspirators also allegedly knew of and took efforts to evade financial sanctions.
On August 29, 2018, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Tan Wee Beng in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, New York, New York, after he was charged with conspiracy to violate the IEEPA, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, money laundering, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. .
Remarks: Tan Wee Beng is known to live in Singapore.
Timeline of Events
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2011
Alleged scheme begins
Tan Wee Beng and co-conspirators begin conducting commodities contracts for North Korea
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2018-08-29
Federal arrest warrant issued
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York issues warrant for conspiracy to violate IEEPA, bank fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to defraud the United States
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2011
Last Updated:September 9, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2011
Last Updated:September 9, 2026