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  "id": 3390740,
  "title": "Celebrity preacher, NGO secretary face charges over alleged RM12m misappropriation in Seremban court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/celebrity-preacher-ngo-secretary-face-charges-over-alleged-rm12m",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T00:41:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/26/celebrity-preacher-ngo-secretary-face-charges-over-alleged-rm12m-misappropriation-in-seremban-court/232621"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seremban Sessions Court will hear charges against a celebrity preacher and the NGO secretary accused of misappropriating funds exceeding RM12 million, according to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The allegations stem from a case where a freelance preacher was arrested on April 22 for allegedly abusing his position and stealing around RM12.3 million from an NGO. Following the investigation, the Negeri Sembilan MACC froze 15 accounts worth approximately RM16.5 million, seizing cash, foreign currency, luxury items, and gold.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will charge the chairman of a non-governmen...",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Celebrity preacher to face RM12.3mil misappropriation charge tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/celebrity-preacher-to-face-rm12-3mil-misappropriation-charge-tomorrow",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Celebrity preacher, NGO secretary to face RM12.3mil misappropriation charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/celebrity-preacher-ngo-secretary-to-face-rm12-3mil-misappropriation",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:36:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Celebrity preacher, NGO secretary face charges over alleged RM12m misappropriation in Seremban court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/celebrity-preacher-ngo-secretary-face-charges-over-alleged-rm12m-3391799",
        "published": "2026-08-26T00:41:45.000Z"
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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."
}