Manager of trading company charged with 27 counts of falsifying documents

JOHOR BARU: A former senior manager of a trading company who is facing 128 counts of cheating was additionally charged with 27 counts of falsifying documents at the Sessions Court today.
Foo Tseh Wan pleaded not guilty to the charges for falsifying company purchase order documents amounting to RM50.9 million involving purchases of plastic raw materials two years ago at his former workplace at Toyota Tsusho (M) Sdn Bhd in Jalan Dato Abdullah Tahir.
He was charged under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and faces a maximum 20 years imprisonment and is liable to a fine of up to RM10,000 or five times the amount involved if found guilty.
In March last year, Foo claimed trial to 115 counts of cheating involving false claims worth RM101.64 million.
He also claimed trial to 13 other charges of money laundering involving an amount of RM500,000 in January.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecuting officer Mahadi Abdul Jumaat requested for the court to maintain the previous bail of RM450,000.
Sessions judge Mohd Fauzi Mohd Nasir granted the request and fixed June 20 for case mention.