{
  "id": 1750805,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "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 people, including a former investment bank CEO, are set to face charges under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 at Kuala Lumpur and Seremban sessions courts tomorrow. The former CEO, anticipated to be tried before judge Azura Alwi, stands accused of alleged corruption involving over RM130 million. Another individual, a Datuk and company director, who was linked to an earlier MACC investigation, also faces charges before judge Suzana Hussin. The third accused, a former chief financial officer of a private higher education institution, is expected to be charged before judge M Kunasundary in Seremban for alleged corruption worth RM6.56 million.",
  "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",
        "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."
}