MACC nabs former CFO and COO of real estate firm for submitting false claims amounting to RM100,000

• “Preliminary investigations found that the two were suspected of submitting 42 false claim documents that caused losses to the company when no goods had been supplied nor was there progress in works," said a source.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): The Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested the former chief financial officer (CFO) and the former chief operating officer (COO) of a real estate company on suspicion of submitting false claims for about RM100,000.

An MACC source said both of them, a woman and a man in their 30s, were arrested at 2pm on Wednesday when they turned up to give their statements at the Selangor MACC office.

“Preliminary investigations found that the two were suspected of submitting 42 false claim documents that caused losses to the company when no goods had been supplied nor was there progress in works.

“Both suspects are believed to have committed the acts from January 2021 to April 2022 and received all payments by transferring monies to their bank accounts,” the source said.

According to another source, the two suspects were remanded for three days until June 29 based on MACC’s application.

Meanwhile, Selangor MACC director Datuk Alias Salim confirmed the arrests, saying  the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.    

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