MACC arrests clerk for allegedly submitting false hotel claims totalling RM55,000
The suspect, in her 20s, was detained when she arrived for questioning at the state MACC office around 9.30pm on July 15.
The woman, who is a clerk at a tour company in Kuala Lumpur, had allegedly submitted documents containing false details involving a company credit card payment claim for hotel bookings.
A source said the suspect was believed to have committed the offences between March 2023 and February last year.
"The suspect is believed to have submitted company credit card payment claim documents containing false details for hotel bookings on official company business for personal gain," he said.
When contacted, state MACC chief Awgkok Ahmad Taufik Putra Awg Ismail confirmed the case, adding that it was being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act.
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