SINGAPORE, May 9 -- The wife of a former electronics recycling firm boss accused of embezzling uncrushed computer chips worth more than US$51 million (S$64.6 million) has been jailed after allowing a bank account in her name to be used in the alleged scheme, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported.

Thor Chwee Hwa, 57, is the wife of Ng Teck Lee, former president and CEO of electronics recycling firm Citiraya Industries. The couple fled Singapore in the early 2000s and were only arrested in December 2024, nearly two decades later.

According to the report, Thor was sentenced to one year and 10 months' jail by the State Courts yesterday after pleading guilty to one count of assisting Ng to retain the benefits of criminal conduct.

Ng's case is st...