Lawyer uncontactable after $33 million payout of client's money

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A missing sum of around $33 million belonging to Allied Technologies and held by law firm JLC Advisors in an escrow account is believed to have been paid out on the instructions of its managing partner Jeffrey Ong Su Aun, who has been uncontactable for days. In a statement...

Allied Tech said the authorised joint signatories for fund disbursements from the escrow account comprise its executive director Kenneth Low Si Ren and independent director Lim Jin Wei.

The precision-engineering firm said it has instructed its lawyers to respond to the JLC letter to clarify the situation.It is also requiring the law firm to provide documentary evidence and a statement of accounts of the escrow funds as well as an update on Mr Ong's whereabouts.

 

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