A federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York is now investigating Neville Roy Singham, the tech entrepreneur behind Thoughtworks, over allegations of money laundering, wire fraud, and bank fraud. The probe centers on an estimated $278 million that has flowed through a web of shell companies and donor-advised funds since 2017.
No criminal charges have been filed. But the investigation marks a significant escalation from the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) scrutiny that has followed Singham since at least 2023, moving the inquiry squarely into the territory of financial crimes.
The money trail
Singham sold Thoughtworks in 2017 and subsequently relocated to Shanghai. He previously consulted for Huawei between 2001 and 2008. The combination of a massive liquidity event, a move to China, and a sprawling nonprofit funding apparatus has apparently caught the attention of federal prosecutors.
Key recipients of the funds include The People’s Forum, an activist organization that received between $20 million and $22.5 million. Code Pink, co-founded by Singham’s wife Jodie Evans, received approximately $1.33 million. Both organizations have faced questions about their alignment with messaging favorable to the Chinese Communist Party.
