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Free Malaysia Today
27-05-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Former company owner, ex-CFO nabbed over RM8.1mil in false claims
An MACC source said the suspects were believed to have falsified claims in relation to the rental of waste disposal machinery and facilities. PETALING JAYA : The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested the former owner and the ex-chief financial officer of a company for allegedly making RM8.1 million in false claims. An MACC source said the suspects, in their forties, were believed to have falsified claims in relation to the rental of waste disposal machinery and facilities. The source said the suspects were believed to be involved in corruption and money laundering in providing the services from 2019 to 2021. The MACC is probing claims the duo had made from January 2022 to October 2022, as well as alleged receipt of bribes. The source added that the anti-graft agency raided 11 premises in the Klang Valley and Negeri Sembilan under Op Flora, and froze 76 bank accounts with deposits totalling RM1.68 million. 'The two male suspects were arrested around 6.30pm yesterday when they were at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya to give their statements,' the source said. The pair is under remand until tomorrow. MACC senior director of special operations Zamri Zainul Abidin confirmed the arrests.
Free Malaysia Today
25-04-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Another cop nabbed in MACC's probe into maintenance contract
An MACC source said the officer was arrested to assist in investigations related to payments made over a maintenance contract for a command and control system. PETALING JAYA : The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a superintendent of police as part of its investigation into alleged false claims involving a maintenance contract for a RM70 million police command and control system. Sinar Harian quoted a source from the MACC as saying that the superintendent was arrested to assist in investigations related to payments made by contractors and subcontractors for the maintenance contract. The source said that the officer's home and office were also searched. A remand application is expected to be filed tomorrow. The source also revealed that statements have been recorded from 15 witnesses and detainees. To date, a total of RM7.6 million has been frozen in connection with the case. MACC's senior director of special operations, Zamri Zainul Abidin, confirmed the arrest. Yesterday, six people, including a company director, a chief financial officer and two police officers, were remanded for allegedly submitting false claims totalling RM15 million between 2022 and 2025. According to a source from the anti-graft agency, parts of the support services outlined in the maintenance contract were not properly executed. The MACC raided 15 locations across Johor, Selangor, Putrajaya, and Kuala Lumpur, including ministry offices and company premises. During the operation, they seized four luxury vehicles, froze 51 bank accounts with assets worth RM3.5 million, and confiscated cash in various currencies, along with nine mobile phones.
Free Malaysia Today
24-04-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
6 held over RM15mil fake claims linked to police contract
The six suspects were arrested by the MACC in an operation targeting irregularities in the maintenance contract for the police Command & Control, Communication & Computer Integration system. PETALING JAYA : Six people, including a company director, a chief financial officer and two police officers, have been remanded for allegedly submitting false claims totalling RM15 million involving a police system maintenance contract. According to a source from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, the suspects were arrested in an operation targeting irregularities in the maintenance contract for the Command & Control, Communication & Computer Integration (C4i) system. The five men and one woman, aged between 30 and 50, were detained at about 8pm yesterday while giving their statements at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya. The Putrajaya magistrates' court granted a seven-day remand order this morning, effective until April 30. 'A preliminary investigation suggests that the suspects colluded to submit false claims of RM15 million between 2022 and 2025. 'Some components under the support services were not carried out as stipulated in the contract,' the source said, adding that the RM70 million C4i contract was awarded to the police and managed by the home ministry. The source also said the MACC raided 15 locations in Johor, Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur, including ministry premises and company offices. Four luxury vehicles worth about RM1.3 million were seized, along with 51 frozen bank accounts – 30 belonging to individuals and 21 linked to 10 companies – with total assets estimated at RM3.5 million. The MACC also seized cash totalling about RM9,000, along with US$88, 2,340 Saudi riyals, 1,789 Qatari riyals, 15,055 dirhams, and 21,219 Kazakhstani tenge, as well as nine mobile phones, the source added. MACC's senior director of special operations, Zamri Zainul Abidin, confirmed the arrests. He said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009 and Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (Amla).
