'Highly gullible' woman acted as money mule; court rejects mental condition arguments
A Singaporean court has sentenced a 59-year-old woman to 17 months in jail for acting as a money mule in a scam operation. The judge rejected defense arguments that her intellectual limitations and susceptibility to manipulation mitigated her criminal responsibility.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal challenges surrounding 'money mule' recruitment and the strict stance courts take on financial crimes, regardless of the perpetrator's perceived vulnerability.
A psychiatric report found that the woman's intelligence was below average, that she struggled to understand abstract concepts such as money laundering and depended on male figures, genuinely believing that scammers were her friends.
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