{
  "id": 15847430,
  "title": "Tan Sri didakwa tipu ahli perniagaan RM5.5 juta, SGD1.5 juta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/tan-sri-didakwa-tipu-ahli-perniagaan-rm5-5-juta-sgd1-5-juta",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T04:50:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/21/tan-sri-didakwa-tipu-ahli-perniagaan-rm5-5-juta-sgd1-5-juta"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Tan Sri Tan Kean Soon has been charged with fraudulently defrauding an industry colleague RM5.5 million and SGD1.5 million, according to a ruling by Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Azrul Darus. The 62-year-old, who served as the acting executive director of T7 Global Bhd, made the admission after the charges were read out before Darus in the court today.\n\nTan is accused of defrauding Keh Chuan Seng in four separate instances, claiming to help resolve personal and corporate bank account discrepancies and a police investigation under anti-money laundering laws. The alleged crimes involved RM5.5 million and SGD1.5 million in cash, which prosecutors claim Keh intended to hand over to an intermediary named Chiau Beng Teik. The incidents are said to have occurred between February 23 and 25 of last year.\n\nAll four charges were brought under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which can result in a prison sentence of up to 10 years, fine, or both for each offense if found guilty. The court ordered Tan to be held to a RM1 million bond with a surety and to surrender his passport until the case is resolved. The case is set to be heard on January 11 of the following year. Counsel for the prosecution, Norfauzani Nordin and Noor Zalizan Lazarous, and defense attorney Hisyam Teh Poh Teik represented Tan.",
  "summary": "Tan Kean Soon didakwa menipu seorang ahli perniagaan dengan mendakwa wang itu boleh digunakan untuk bantu selesai pembekuan akaun bank serta siasatan polis.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}