A ministry division secretary was detained Saturday 19 March, 2016 on suspicion of masterminding a syndicate to misappropriate government funds and accepting bribes amounting to some RM20 million. - fotoBERNAMA (2016)
A senior officer were among nine individuals, including a woman, who were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) during the Ops Tiris. - fotoBERNAMA (2016)
MACC's director of investigations Datuk Azam Baki (photo) said the syndicate was believed to have been active for the past five years causing the government a loss of over RM100 million. - fotoBERNAMA (2016)
The suspect was found to have received kickbacks in the form of cash and facilities such as two houses, 12 luxury cars, 40 branded handbags, paid insurance, credit cards and unit trust shares worth millions. - fotoBERNAMA (2016)
The syndicate members, aged between 28 to 56 years, were remanded for seven days beginning Friday. - fotoBERNAMA (2016)