Former welfare dept clerk charged with laundering RM1mil

PETALING JAYA: A former clerk at the social welfare department office in Miri was slapped with six money-laundering charges involving more than RM1 million.

Terrance Jamba Noel Nyabong, 43, pleaded not guilty in the Miri sessions court to the six charges under Subsection 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, reported the Borneo Post.

The offence provides for up to 15 years in prison and a fine of not less than five times the amount or value of the proceeds from the unlawful activity, or both, upon conviction for each charge.

Under the first charge, Terrance is accused of transferring RM939,380, alleged to be proceeds from unlawful activity, from one of his savings accounts to another.

Under the second charge, he is alleged to have disposed of RM117,584 from his savings account to another between Feb 17, 2022 and Jan 23, 2023, at the same location.

On the third to sixth charges, Terrance is accused of transferring RM13,200, RM12,300, RM45,000 and RM1,500, respectively, from his savings account to the accounts of four other persons.

The alleged money-laundering activities took place between Feb 17, 2022 and Jan 24, 2023.

Judge Leo Saga fixed July 14 for case management and submission of documents.

He was granted bail of RM100,000 in two sureties.

Terrance was also ordered to surrender his passport to the police and to report to a police station once a month until the disposal of the case.