KUALA LUMPUR: An owner of two different companies was charged with making multiple counts of false claims with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) amounting close to RM400,000, at the Shah Alam Sessions Court here today.
K.K. Naveena, 29, before judge Datuk Anita Harun, claimed trial on seven counts of making the claims totalling RM392,640 by producing fake details for hiring incentive under Pelan Jana Semula Ekonomi Negara (PENJANA) programme between 2021 and 2022.
She was accused of committing the offence as an owner of two different companies, Syarikat Naveena Resources and Syarikat MNV Opulence Enterprise.
She was charged under Section 417 of the Penal Code, and Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) Act, and also Section 471 of the Penal Code as an alternative charge.
Anita allowed bail at RM30,000 with two sureties for the charges and fixed a requirement for her to report to the nearest MACC office every month until dismissal of the case.
In a separate case, 54-year-old S. Murugan was charged with six counts for making false claims from Socso totalling RM181,520 by producing fake details for hiring incentives under the PENJANA programme between 2020 and 2022.
He was charged under Section 18 of the MACC Act and also Section 471 of the Penal Code as an alternative charge.
The court allowed bail at RM10,000 with two sureties.