SINGAPORE, Nov. 10 -- A former Singapore lawyer has been sentenced to 10 years and three months in prison for cheating a company director into transferring more than S$8 million (RM25.6 million) to a firm he deceitfully created in the British Virgin Islands, The Straits Times reported.

Then Feng, 43, was convicted in August after a trial on 16 charges, including multiple counts of cheating and forgery.

According to The Straits Times, the court heard that Then had tricked Andrew Ling Hui, a director at Providence Asset Management, into believing he was dealing with international law firm Walkers.

While employed by Walkers, Then secretly incorporated a similarly named company, Walkers Professional Services, in the British Virgin Islands ...