Friday August 19, 2011

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/19/courts/9327286&sec=courts

JOHOR BARU: A moneychanger company di­­rec­­tor claimed trial to 52 charges of money-laundering and transferring funds involving RM598,907 at three separate Sessions Courts here.

Siti Maimunah Othman, 28, faces 13 charges for money-laundering and 13 charges for illegally transferring money using her company Unlimited Effort Sdn Bhd.

Siti Maimunah, who also represented the company, claimed trial to a total of 26 charges against the company at the three courts.

All the offences allegedly took place at the office compound in Jalan Pasir Pelangi in Taman Iskandar between July and September 2009.

Siti Maimunah was charged under Section 86(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Act 2001 for failing to keep a record of transaction of local currency exceeding RM20,000.

She was also charged under Section 30(1)(a) of the Money Changing Act 1998 for transferring funds abroad for a third party.

Sessions Judge Hassan Abdul Ghani set bail at RM80,000 and set Oct 10 for trial.

Bank Negara prosecuting officers Riduan Baba, Ahmad Fakfrul Asri Zakaria, DPP Anwar Abdul Raof, DPP Dzul Iswari Mohd Jaafar, and DPP Azreen Yas Mohd Ramli prosecuted the case while lawyer G. Ravi represented the accused.