KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — An unemployed woman was fined RM24,000 by the Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to two charges of fraudulently transferring RM1.1 million belonging to a retiree into her own bank account eight years ago.
Judge Muhammad Ilmami Ahmad imposed the fine on Chin Chew Woon, 43, and ordered her to serve 24 months’ imprisonment if she failed to settle the fine.
According to the charges, Chin was accused of transferring RM500,000 and RM600,000 belonging to a 66-year-old man into her bank account in Brickfields on December 26 and 27, 2018.
She was charged under Section 424 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.
According to the facts of the case, the victim received a call from an individual who introduced himself as a police officer, claiming the victim was involved in a money laundering case.
