{
  "id": 11199027,
  "title": "Company manager remanded over alleged RM200m tax reduction fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/company-manager-remanded-over-alleged-rm200m-tax-reduction-fraud",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T12:55:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1545699/company-manager-remanded-over-alleged-rm200m-tax-reduction-fraud"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained a company manager in his 40s for three days following allegations of submitting false documents to obtain a tax reduction of approximately RM200 million. Magistrate Illya Syaheedah Mohd Razif issued the remand order, which remains in effect until October 3, after the MACC applied at the Putrajaya magistrate's court. The suspect was apprehended around 7pm the previous day when he arrived at the MACC headquarters to provide his statement.\n\nPreliminary investigations have uncovered that the suspect is allegedly responsible for the fraudulent activity between 2018 and 2026. It is also believed that the suspect bribed an enforcement agency officer and manipulated around 480 company accounts using false documents to secure the tax reduction. Additionally, it is alleged that the individual amassed wealth through these activities. Abd Halim Aman, the MACC Chief Commissioner, confirmed the arrest and stated that the case is being investigated under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded a company manager from a financial and corporate services agency for three days.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}