MACC Detains Man Over RM4 Mln Travel Claim Fraud

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained an accounting service provider of a company for allegedly submitting documents containing false information related to travel claims worth RM4 million.

Sources said the man, in his 30s, was detained yesterday while giving a statement at MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.

The sources told Bernama that the suspect is believed to have submitted false claims for travel, transport, accounting fees, the purchase of generators and diesel, credit card payments, as well as claims for entertaining, property and personal protective equipment, petty cash, miscellaneous expenses, landscaping work, and salaries.

The sources said preliminary investigations indicate the suspect allegedly committed the acts between 2023 and 2025.

The suspect was remanded for four days until April 4 after the MACC’s application was approved by the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court today.

Meanwhile, MACC Senior Deputy Director of Investigations (Operations Control and Coordination) Datuk Yuhafiz Mohd Salleh confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.

-- BERNAMA