Woman charged with cheating businessman of RM128,860

PETALING JAYA: A woman pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here today to a charge of cheating a businessman of RM128,860 via an investment scheme last year.
Rahimah Mohammad, 49, claimed trial when the charge was read to her before Magistrate Salamiah Salleh.
She allegedly cheated Suhairi Nordin, 53, by luring him to invest in a bogus gold investment scheme, "Let's Duit" at the lobby of a hotel at 11.06pm on June 5, 2016.
The charge under Section 420 of the Penal Code carries a maximum 10-year jail term and fine upon conviction.
Abu Arsalnaa Zainal Abidin was deputy public prosecutor while Esther Tan represented Rahimah.
In mitigation, Tan said Rahimah who was unemployed, suffered from acute asthma and her husband, back pain, while the couple's three children depended on her.
The court set RM8,000 as bail in one surety, with March 1 for mention. — Bernama