A 47-year-old man has pleaded not guilty in two Alor Setar Magistrates’ Courts to six charges of cheating involving a fake franchise scheme, a fictitious CEO job offer, and a car sale totaling RM782,380.
ALOR SETAR: A man was charged in two Magistrates’ Courts here today with six counts of cheating involving, among others, a franchise investment scheme and an offer of a chief executive officer (CEO) position, with total losses amounting to RM782,380 in 2022 and 2023.
Mohamad Jaylani Sheikh Mohamad, 47, pleaded not guilty after all the charges were read out separately before Magistrates Eliana Ismail and Nur Syifa Mohd Hamzah.
Before Eliana, the accused was charged with deceiving Nurbahiyah Md Salleh, 42, and Noor Ashikin Yusoff, 55, into handing over RM83,500 and RM362,000 respectively as capital for a non-existent Bubblebee franchise business.
