Three bank officers fined RM63,000 for not reporting bribes from a legal firm to recommend them for loan documents worth millions.
SHAH ALAM: Two former and one current bank officer were fined a total of RM63,000 by the Sessions Court here after pleading guilty to failing to report receiving bribes from a legal firm.
Koid Beng Seng, 34, Kong Tzu Mei, 39, and Rose Irnieda Mohamed, 45, entered their pleas before Judge Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud.
Koid faced seven charges for failing to report bribes totalling RM17,520 received to recommend a legal firm for seven loan agreements valued at RM3.8 million.
Kong, a team manager, faced four charges for not reporting bribes of RM15,040 received to recommend the firm for thirteen loan documents worth RM4.9 million.
Rose Irnieda faced one charge for failing to report a RM2,183 bribe received to recommend the firm for two loan agreements valued at RM727,930.
All offences were allegedly committed at bank branches in Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam between 2019 and 2022.
The court fined Koid RM31,000 with a default sentence of two years and seven months’ imprisonment.
Kong was fined RM28,000 with a default of two years and four months, while Rose Irnieda received a RM4,000 fine with a four-month default sentence.
All three were charged under Section 25(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, which carries a maximum penalty of ten years’ imprisonment and a RM100,000 fine.
