KUALA LUMPUR: The 29-year-old owner of a local computer store was slapped with multiple charges for making false claims worth RM85,500 two years ago.
Burhanuddin Helmi Che Awang was charged under Section 19 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and another two alternate charges under Section 471 of the Penal Code.
He pleaded guilty to two charges, and was fined RM6,000 for the first charge and RM8,000 for the second.
His sentence was meted out by Kuala Terengganu Sessions court judge Azhar Othman today.
Burhanuddin was unrepresented.
The charge stated that in June 2021, Burhanuddin submitted a fraudulent Employee Registration Form for the Hiring Incentive Programme, listing names of non-existent employees in order to claim an incentive amounting to RM85,500 under the programme.