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| 37 detained over traffic summons scam Posted: 09 Jun 2011 06:08 PM PDT 2011/06/10 Some of the 37 Taiwanese and Chinese nationals who ran the scam from a five-bedroom condominium in Kota Kinabalu yesterday. — NST picture by Malai Rosmah Tuah The syndicate members, comprising 10 Taiwanese and 27 Chinese, were nabbed at a fivebedroom condominium, which acted as their headquarters, near the Waterfront area.
The gang members were having boiled noodles and fried eggs for lunch when the police raided the premises.
A Taiwanese, believed to be the mastermind, was among those arrested. The 10 Taiwanese were all men while 13 of the 27 Chinese nationals were men.
"From there, they would provide information to the victim on how they could deal with the problem before convincing them to pay to an online account," Syed Ismail said.
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| Another held over match rigging Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:37 AM PDT The Singaporean (left), who was remanded in connection with match-fixing, at the Kuala Terengganu magistrate's court yesterday. The four-day remand order, applied for by the state's Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, was granted by a senior assistant registrar. A source close to the investigation told the New Straits Times that the suspect was nabbed in Negri Sembilan on Tuesday. However, the source was tight-lipped over details of the suspect's involvement, as the probe was still in its early stage.
The floodgates into the scandal opened following the confession of a former team manager, Mohd Sabri Abas, who revealed the involvement of at least eight players who allegedly fixed matches in the President's Cup last season. The source said the eight players had their contracts terminated with the league but the team management had yet to file a report with the authorities.
The coach said he had been contacted by an individual, who claimed to be a bookie, before being given the names of the players involved in the scandal along with the amount of money that the players received. Upon receiving the call, the coach went ahead and probed the bookie's claims by checking the account balances of the players involved and found that some contained balances of up to RM27,000, an amount which the coach said could not be justified by the players.
The players, however, have been summoned by the MACC to have their statements recorded. On Monday, the coach of the Negri Sembilan President's Cup football team, Yusarman Yusof was accused of rigging a match and was charged with 21 counts of bribery involving RM24,900 at the Sessions Court. Yusarman, 35, was suspended from his duties last month and was charged under Section 16 (b) (A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009. He faces a maximum 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe, or RM10,000, or whichever is higher, upon conviction. Yusarman claimed trial. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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