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Authorities have charged 159 Chinese nationals in connection with a major fraud operation linked to the Forest City development. The group also faces charges related to illegal entry into Malaysia.
Authorities in Terengganu have detained three individuals, including a former frozen food company manager, over suspected submission of fraudulent claims worth RM51,000 linked to wedding catering services.
A former e-hailing driver appeared in separate Klang courts to face 12 charges encompassing armed robbery, fraud, and theft. The accused claimed trial to all charges and was remanded pending bail decisions.
Kuantan police have dismantled a large-scale telecommunications fraud network operating from the city, resulting in 16 arrests including 14 foreign nationals. The criminal enterprise primarily targeted victims in the United States.
Malaysia's Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee remains undecided on whether to launch an investigation into the alleged RM200 million fraud linked to KWAP's investment in Indonesian aquaculture startup eFishery.
Police in Melaka have arrested 21 Chinese nationals suspected of orchestrating a fraudulent investment scheme that duped victims across Malaysia and other regional markets.
Kuantan police have arrested a Datuk-titled businessman and his assistant for attempting to perpetrate fraud using a forged official letter bearing the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang's coat of arms.
The MACC has remanded a former civil servant for four days in connection with a fraud scheme involving 11 fabricated identities used to unlawfully claim RM300,000 in state assistance funds.
A former civil servant has been detained for allegedly submitting falsified documentation to unlawfully claim roughly RM300,000 in state financial assistance, raising fresh concerns about internal government fraud risks.
A Malaysian man has been convicted and sentenced to six years and eight months in Brunei for his involvement in a cross-border scheme targeting ATM systems. He collected debit cards that were then used for unauthorised withdrawals.
The MACC will pursue charges in 69 cases connected to suspected misuse of Malaysia's Daya Kerjaya 2.0 employment incentive programme, marking a significant enforcement action against programme abuse.
Singapore authorities have charged four individuals in connection with an intricate money laundering operation involving gold concealed in electronic signal converters. The scheme defrauded Chinese tax authorities of substantial VAT refunds.
Malaysia's Department of Agriculture has distanced itself from a fraud case involving forged government orders used to deceive supplier companies, urging all procurement to go through official e-Procurement channels.
A Shanghai man with a fraud history has been sentenced to over a decade in prison after swindling longtime friends of more than 700,000 yuan by fraudulently selling them a property he did not own.