SINGAPORE, June 11 -- Billionaire hotelier Ong Beng Seng will plead guilty on July 3 in a high-profile graft case linked to Singapore's former transport minister S. Iswaran.

The Straits Times reported that the 79-year-old tycoon's plea date was confirmed following a pre-trial conference in Singapore yesterday.

His plea was initially slated for April 2 but was delayed after his lawyers requested more time to obtain medical reports.

Ong, best known for bringing Formula One to Singapore in 2008, faces two charges: abetting a public servant to obtain gifts and abetting the obstruction of justice. He was charged on October 4, 2024.

According to court documents, Ong had allegedly arranged for Iswaran to fly on his private jet from Singapore...