Three men believed to be involved in the JJ Poor To Rich (JJPTR) investment scam have been remanded for two days.
The remand order on the trio aged between 28 and 29 years was issued by magistrate Sharifah Izura Syed Mashor.
Counsel Mohd Shukri Ahmad Mansor and G.Jaya Prem who represented the three individuals told the court that their clients would fully cooperate with police in the investigation.
The men were detained following a report lodged at the Kamunting police station by a man who claimed to have lost RM4,700.
The fraudulent scheme was believed to have swindled investors of RM1.7 billion.
The magistrate's court in Bukit Mertajam released the men on police bail yesterday.
On May 12, Bukit Aman's Commercial Crime Investigation Department and Penang Police raided eight different locations around Penang.
They were assisted by an Anti-Money Laundering investigation team, Bank Negara Malaysia, Inland Revenue Board, a National Revenue Recovery Enforcement team, Companies Commission of Malaysia and Cyber security Malaysia.
Nineteen individuals comprising 15 JJPTR workers and four investors aged between 23 and 40 years were detained during the raid.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Mon May 22 2017
The remand order on the trio aged between 28 and 29 years was issued by magistrate Sharifah Izura Syed Mashor. - BERNAMA pic
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