Housewife charged with misappropriation, concealment of money amounting RM4.93m

PETALING JAYA: A housewife was charged in two Magistrate's Courts here today with one count of misappropriation of property and eight counts of fraudulently assisting the concealment of money amounting to RM4.93 million for the purchase of a piece of land in Kuala Lumpur.
Chang Lin San, 34, pleaded not guilty to all the charges read out before Magistrate Nor Ariffin Hisham and Magistrate Nurshahira Abdul Salim.
In the first court before Magistrate Nor Ariffin, the woman was charged with dishonest misappropriation of property by withdrawing a total of RM1,555,168.08 belonging to Ong Khoon Hong from his CIMB Bank and Hong Leong Bank accounts for the purchase of the land.
She allegedly committed the offence at One South Mall, Serdang Perdana in Selangor between Dec 22, 2017 and Jan 12, this year.
The charge, under Section 403 of the Penal Code, provides an imprisonment for up to five years and whipping and imprisonment, upon conviction.
In the second court before Magistrate Nurshahira, Chang faced eight counts of fraudulently assisting the concealment of RM3,378,191 belonging to eight companies by transferring the money into her CIMB Bank and Hong Leong Islamic Bank accounts, between August and October last year.
The charge, under Section 424 of the Code, carries a jail term of up to five years or fine or both, if found guilty.
Deputy public prosecutor Fazeedah Faik offered RM100,000 bail with one surety for the misappropriation of property charge, while deputy public prosecutor Abu Arsalnaa Zainal Abidin offered RM24,000 bail with one surety for the eight charges.
Defence counsel Lim Poi Ying asked for a lower bail as the accused has a four-year-old child and had been cooperating well with the police.
Nor Ariffin allowed Chang bail of RM50,000, while Nurshahira, RM16,000, both with one surety.
The courts fixed May 21 for remention. — Bernama