{
  "id": 6229349,
  "title": "Contractor fined RM20,000 for using fake documents to secure RM5mil Felda projects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/contractor-fined-rm20-000-for-using-fake-documents-to-secure-rm5mil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T03:58:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1528130/contractor-fined-rm20000-using-fake-documents-secure-rm5mil-felda"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Johor Baru court has sentenced a 50-year-old contractor to RM20,000 and three months in jail for each of two charges related to the use of forged documents. The offences involved a bank statement and a letter of acceptance for a tender, both of which were falsely used to secure RM5 million worth of Felda road and drainage upgrading projects. The first charge pertains to a bank statement from November 2022 to January 2023, which was allegedly falsified and submitted through the Felda's e-procurement system. The second charge involves a forged letter of acceptance for the tender for resurfacing works and repairs to a drainage system. Wan Shahrinizam pleaded guilty to both charges and was charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code, with a maximum penalty of two years in jail, a fine, or both.",
  "summary": "JOHOR BARU: A contractor was fined RM20,000 by the Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to using forged documents in a bid to secure RM5 million worth of Felda road and drainage upgrading projects three years ago.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Contractor fined RM20,000 after pleading guilty to using fake documents for RM5m Felda project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/contractor-fined-rm20-000-after-pleading-guilty-to-using-fake",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:49:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}