SHAH ALAM, April 20 — A former accounts executive was sentenced to eight years’ jail by the Sessions Court here today on eight counts of criminal breach of trust, involving RM316,100.82, four years ago.
Judge Zamri Bakar handed down the sentence on Lim Kim Kee, 41, who pleaded to the charges.
Lim, from Taman Sri Andalas, Klang, was ordered to serve the sentence from today.
The woman, who was unrepresented, pleaded guilty to committing the offences at Connell Bros, Company (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, No 7b, Persiaran Jubli Perak, Section 23 here between Dec 7, 2012 and Dec 19, 2012.
Lim, who was then an account executive at the company, was charged with committing the offences by dishonestly taking eight Royal Bank of Scotland cheques, worth RM316,100.82, belonging to the company and deposited the money into two bank accounts, OCBC Malaysia Bhd and Public Bank Bhd, which belonged to her company.
Meanwhile, in the same court, cashier Yusnazila Mohd Yasin, 34, pleaded not guilty to committing CBT, involving RM22,307.95 belonging to her employer, in May last year.
She was charged with committing the offence at Plaza Premium Lounge, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, between May 7 and May 31, 2015.
Judge Zamri allowed Yusnazila to be released on bail of RM8,000 with one surety and fixed May 23 for mention to appoint a lawyer.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Raimi Mohd Ramli prosecuted in both cases. — Bernama
