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Tom Wright@TomWrightAsia · Mar 9, 2026

BREAKING: Singapore dismantles the financial empire of Benjamin Mauerberger, arresting two Singaporeans and seizing…

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Singapore authorities arrested two executives and seized $124 million in assets from Capital Asia Investments, a front company used by South African scammer Benjamin Mauerberger to launder billions from overseas scam operations into Thailand's government and luxury investments worldwide. Mauerberger, who reportedly fled on his $100 million yacht to the Seychelles, is now subject to investigations by Dubai and U.S. authorities.

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    BREAKING: Singapore dismantles the financial empire of Benjamin Mauerberger, arresting two Singaporeans and seizing $124 million in assets. Mauerberger is a South African who used billions in scam proceeds to take over Thailand's government and is now on the run🧵

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    Singapore police said it arrested two directors of Capital Asia Investments, which we have exposed as Mauerberger's Singapore front company. While police didn't name them, we've reported that George Tan and Eugene Tang acted as Mauerberger's lieutenants, helping move 100s of mlns of $$$. 2/

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    Singapore police also seized $124m (S$160m) in cash and securities. Mauerberger used Capital Asia Investments to launder huge amounts from scam factories in Cambodia into equities in Thailand, where he had compromised the government. 3/ mas.gov.sg/regulation/enf…

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    Mauerberger's $$$--scammed from people around the globe--corrupted high-ranking Thai officials. We forced the resignation of Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister after his wife received $3m in crypto from a deal involving CAI in Singapore. 4/

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    Mauerberger's billions have moved around the globe: London, New York, LA. Just days ago, we reported he helped finance a $1.9b investment in Dubai involving the Aman Group, one of the world's most luxury hotel chains. 5/ whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/the-aman-conne…

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    Mauerberger also set up a fund in Dubai with the CEO of Sotheby's Realty, George Azar. Mauerberger's name wasn't on any documents -- but Eugene Tang, one of the Singaporeans arrested in the latest action, was a director. 6/ whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/the-swiss-atto…

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    After the Singapore action, expect Dubai and the U.S. DOJ to move on Mauerberger. U.S. Homeland Security Investigations has been freezing hundreds of mlns of $$$ in crypto connected to Mauerberger and has mounted a manhunt. This photo is his apt in NYC. So where is he? 7/

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    After we reported in February that Mauerberger was living in Dubai, it appears he fled on his $100m yacht, Wanderlust -- now berthed in the Seychelles -- avoiding the Iran conflict. 8/ marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/sh…

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    For more on Mauerberger's extraordinary life, and his emergence as a billionaire scam kingpin (as well as the role of Singapore in all this), read our profile. 9/9 whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/americas-new-e…

  10. #10

    Full story! whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/singapore-poli…