A highly-paid finance manager make a decision on behalf of the company to increase her salary by an additional RM4,000 for 11-month was charged!
This Malay lady named Siti, 37-year-old worked in an oil & gas company in Nilai Industrial Park, she was holding a position as finance and procurement manager in the said company.
According to China Press, it was said from Feb 2018 to Jan 2019, the woman allegedly transferred an additional RM4,000 every month to her CIMB account without the knowledge of the company.
When the company learned about the matter, the management then lodged a police report. Through the police’s investigations, they found that her salary was increased from RM9,000 to RM13,000 for 11 months, causing the company to suffer a loss of RM44,000.
The woman was charged with 11 counts of criminal breach of trust under Section 408 of the Penal Code. She pleaded not guilty to all of them. The woman is set to be released on a bail of RM21,000.
However, If she is found guilty, she will be convicted under Section 408 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term between one and 14 years, and will be liable to be whipped and fined.
Info via China Press