Former Cashier Jailed Two Years After Misappropriating Over RM568,000 For Boyfriend
Court Sentences Former Cashier To Two Years In Prison
A former cashier has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to 14 charges involving criminal breach of trust and money laundering amounting to RM568,200. Sessions Court Judge Norma Ismail handed down the sentence after 29-year-old Nur Atiqah Asyirah Muhamad Fauzi changed her plea and admitted to the offences. The court ordered all prison terms to run concurrently beginning from the date of sentencing. The case attracted attention after her lawyer revealed that the offences were allegedly committed while she was involved in a relationship with a former boyfriend.
Defence Says Offences Were Linked To Supporting Former Partner
During mitigation, defence counsel Arik Zakri Abdul Kadir told the court that his client had been manipulated by her former boyfriend and committed the offences to support his lifestyle, including helping him obtain a vehicle. The lawyer described the case as an unusual departure from her previous conduct, noting that she had worked as a cashier at the supermarket for nearly eight years and had been regarded as a dedicated employee. He also highlighted that she was a first-time offender and informed the court that her mother had recently been hospitalised following a stroke. The defence therefore sought a lighter sentence for the accused.
Offences Involved TnG EWallet Top-Ups And Fund Transfers
According to the charges, Nur Atiqah misused a Touch ’n Go terminal device belonging to her employer to generate reload PINs worth RM98,800, which were subsequently redeemed into her own TnG eWallet account. The offences were committed at a supermarket in Kepong between January 2023 and July 2024. She also faced 12 money laundering charges involving RM469,400, where funds derived from unlawful activities were transferred into her own bank account as well as several TnG eWallet accounts belonging to family members. The prosecution argued that the offences were not isolated incidents but a series of planned transactions carried out over approximately two years. Investigations began after the supermarket manager became suspicious when the accused allegedly removed an e-pay terminal device without authorisation, leading to a review of transaction records that uncovered the activities.
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Source : Utusan
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