Singapore megachurch leaders sentenced to jail over pop music fraud

The co-founder of a Singapore church and five other leaders were sentenced to jail terms of up to eight years for fraudulently diverting millions of dollars to support his wife’s pop singing career.

The mix of faith and fraud has fascinated Singapore, where such cases are rare.

Senior pastor Kong Hee heads City Harvest Church, one of a growing number of Singapore’s megachurches preaching a “prosperity gospel” that blends spiritual and material aspirations.