A Chinese citizen who conned two people out of millions of dollars in Singapore was recently given a 12-year prison term. The presiding judge described Wu Hong, age 41, as a "heartless con artist" who ran a phony investment scam, telling her victims that the money would be used to bring Chinese gamblers to the nation. Five counts of fraud against her were upheld as true. The maximum sentence for each fraud charge was 10 years in incarceration and financial penalties.