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Malaysia Case Law

Use of mule accounts

  • 7 Aug 2025

    MOHD AZHIDI BIN LAILI

    Citation
    WA-62SC-1-02/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    WA-62SC-1-02/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Court accepted admitted facts of premeditated, concealed scheme using genuine CSA accounts and mule trading accounts causing RM1.45m loss; despite late guilty plea the plea afforded some mitigation; public interest and seriousness of offences under s.206(b)/s.209 warranted meaningful custodial sentence and substantial fines. Court sentenced defendant to 24 months' imprisonment (from 21.5.2024) concurrent for each conviction and imposed RM1,000,000 fine per s.206(b) count (default 3 months' imprisonment per fine), with sentences running concurrently and aggregate default totaling 27 months, as…

  • 7 Aug 2025

    MOHD AZHIDI BIN LAILI

    Citation
    WA-62SC-3-02/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    WA-62SC-3-02/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Court convicted defendant on all counts and imposed concurrent imprisonment of 24 months (effective) from 21.5.2024 for each s.206(b) count and for s.59(1) count, and fines of RM1,000,000 per s.206(b) count with 3 months default imprisonment per fine (total default custody aggregated to 27 months). The sentence was justified by the deliberate and sophisticated nature of the fraud, the use of concealment and mule accounts, significant victim loss (RM1.45m), delayed guilty plea reducing mitigation, and the necessity of public deterrence; concurrent custodial terms and acknowledgement of mitigat…