Kwek Kee Seng: Wanted, sanctioned and now the topic of a reward supply [Photo: Rewards for Justice program]
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, is providing a reward of as much as $5 million for data on Kwek Kee Seng, a Singaporean nationwide and director of the Singapore-based delivery company and terminal operations firm often called Swanseas Port Services (S) Pte Ltd.
KWEK KEE SENG and his Singapore-based SWANSEAS PORT SERVICES Pte Ltd, facilitate illicit shipments of gasoline merchandise to North Korea, violating U.S. sanctions. Got data on his actions? SEND US A TIP! You could also be eligible for a $5M REWARD!
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— Rewards for Justice (@RFJ_USA) November 3, 2022
According to the U.S., Kwek has engaged in an intensive scheme to evade U.S. and U.N. sanctions by covertly transporting gasoline to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, in violation of U.S. legislation.
“Kwek Kee Seng has directed the delivery of petroleum products directly to the DPRK as well as ship-to-ship transfers of fuel destined for the DPRK using one of Kwek’s oil tankers, the M/T Courageous,” says the State Department. “Kwek and his co-conspirators sought to obscure their identities and activities by conducting financial transactions through a series of shell companies. He directed payments in U.S. dollars that were routed from his shell companies based in Panama, Singapore, and elsewhere, and through U.S. banks to pay for oil, the M/T Courageous, services and materials for the vessel, and salaries for crewmembers. These transactions violated the prohibition of the export of financial services for the benefit of the DPRK.”
ARREST WARRANT
As we reported earlier, on April 23, 2021, a U.S. federal arrest warrant was issued for Kwek Kee Seng within the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, after he was charged with Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Conspiracy to Commit International Money Laundering. He stays at giant.
SANCTIONS
On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Kwek and Swanseas Port Services Pte. Ltd. pursuant to E.O. 13810 for actions associated to the exportation of petroleum to the DPRK, which straight helps the event of DPRK weapons packages and its army.
- More on the reward supply HERE
