A Tawau housewife faces five money laundering charges for allegedly receiving over RM1.3 million from unlawful activities.
TAWAU: A housewife pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to five counts of receiving more than 1.3 million ringgit, allegedly proceeds from unlawful activities two years ago.
Norhafiza Abbas, 32, made the plea before Judge Ahmad Faizadh Yahaya.
She was charged with four counts of receiving proceeds from unlawful activities, amounting to 1,288,823.50 ringgit, through a Maybank Islamic Berhad account belonging to Abbas Family Enterprise.
She is also charged with receiving 23,500 ringgit in proceeds from unlawful activities through her personal Maybank account.
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The money was allegedly received from a Maybank Islamic Berhad account and a Public Islamic Bank Berhad account belonging to Zerina Collection between May 20, 2023, and July 18, 2023, in Tawau.
The charges were framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
She faces imprisonment for up to 125 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount or proceeds of the illegal activity or 5 million ringgit, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
The court allowed Norhafiza bail of 5,000 ringgit with one surety for each charge and set December 2 for mention.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Megat Mahathir Megat Tharih Afendi, while the accused was unrepresented. – Bernama
