Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Suwandi Marchuke Jailed for More than Three Years After Embezzling $470,000 in Hajj and Umrah Funds

Summary by Plan B
Suwandi Marchuke, 58, a Singaporean, was sentenced to three years and four weeks in prison on January 27 after embezzling about $470,000 from more than 200 individuals who had registered for an Umrah pilgrimage service to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The registered customers did not receive any updates on their Umrah arrangements, and only learned in November 2015 that the trip scheduled for December would not proceed. He...
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.Cross Cancel Icon

1 Articles

Suwandi Marchuke, 58, a Singaporean, was sentenced to three years and four weeks in prison on January 27 after embezzling about $470,000 from more than 200 individuals who had registered for an Umrah pilgrimage service to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The registered customers did not receive any updates on their Umrah arrangements, and only learned in November 2015 that the trip scheduled for December would not proceed. He...

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Plan B broke the news in on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal