{
  "id": 1749409,
  "title": "Ex-investment bank CEO, 2 others to be charged tomorrow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ex-investment-bank-ceo-2-others-to-be-charged-tomorrow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/18/ex-investment-bank-ceo-2-others-to-be-charged-tomorrow"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three individuals, including the former CEO of an investment bank, are set to be charged under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 at Kuala Lumpur and Seremban session courts tomorrow. The MACC alleges that the ex-CEO was involved in corruption totalling over RM130 million. Additionally, a woman holding the title Datuk, who served as a company director, is expected to face charges before sessions court judge Suzana Hussin. She has a prior association with an investigation by the MACC and has been charged in court with criminal breach of trust. The third person implicated in the case, a chief financial officer at a private higher education institution, is also anticipated to be charged before sessions court judge M Kunasundary in Seremban. He faces allegations of RM6.56 million in corruption.",
  "summary": "They will be charged separately at the sessions courts in Kuala Lumpur and Seremban.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ex-investment bank CEO, 2 others to be charged tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ex-investment-bank-ceo-2-others-to-be-charged-tomorrow-1750805",
        "published": "2026-08-18T15:35:00.000Z"
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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."
}