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The son of a Philippine town mayor has been added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list following allegations of orchestrating a US$650 million Ponzi scheme that victimised approximately 2,000 investors across multiple US states.
Malaysia's anti-corruption agency has detained a former estate manager in connection with an RM8 million rubber sapling supply investigation linked to findings by the Tabung Haji Royal Commission of Inquiry.
Authorities have remanded a company director for two days following allegations that he offered RM300,000 in house renovation work to a former chief operating officer at a statutory body in exchange for securing contracts.
Najib Razak's legal team has challenged the credibility of the 1MDB investigator, arguing that Kroll Advisory Ltd's probe began suspiciously after 1MDB initiated legal action against the former premier.
Penang police arrested eight foreign nationals accused of operating a sophisticated online travel fraud ring from a luxury condominium, allegedly defrauding victims in China and Taiwan with fake Japan holiday packages.
A senior police officer in North Sumatra has been detained as a suspect in a corruption case involving misuse of social welfare programme funds totalling billions of rupiah. Six other individuals face similar charges.
A foreign national who filed a police complaint alleging extortion by individuals posing as officers has become the subject of investigation after Interpol confirmed he is wanted in China over a separate fraud case.
A Datuk and his assistant have been arrested by police for allegedly misusing the Pahang royal emblem on fraudulent documents. Investigators are examining the motivation behind the scheme and calculating financial losses.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission will immediately post a certified integrity officer at Perkeso following its investigation into alleged fraud in the Daya Kerjaya 2.0 employment assistance initiative.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission arrests three people, including two rice industry company directors, for allegedly using forged documents to secure approximately RM20 million in trade working capital financing.