PETALING JAYA, Feb 13 — Four suspects, including a woman and a mastermind who carries the title of Datuk, will be charged tomorrow at the Shah Alam Magistrates court for a total of 176 counts of cheating.
The mastermind behind the cheating case is said to have facilitated over RM26.3 million in fraudulent claims of multiple non-existent logistical services from 11 different companies, from 2008 to 2014.
Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigations Department (CCID) Director Commissioner Datuk Seri Amar Singh said the suspect had allegedly committed the act while employed as the General Manager of Material and Logistic Controls at Panasonic Appliances Air-Conditioning Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
“The company only caught wind of the bogus claims when they hired external auditors in 2015, who scrutinised all the invoices submitted by the suspect.
“A total of 11 police reports were then lodged, where investigations led to the arrest of the suspect from a location in Klang on Monday,” he said.
Amar said simultaneous raids carried out in Shah Alam saw three people, said to be owners of the logistic companies involved in the fake claims, arrested.
He said the suspects are to be charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, with the main suspect facing 93 charges.
The three company owners are expected to each have 19, 18, and 46 charges of cheating handed down to them.
Amar said police have since opened 11 investigations papers (IP) relating to the case.
“The charges are from the five completed IPs opened for this case, as we look to complete the remaining six IPs as soon as possible,” he said.
