Man charged with falsifying 14 cheques for RM322,421

Cynthia D BagaKOTA KINABALU: A 30-year-old local Brunei was on Friday charged with 14 counts of falsifying cheques for RM322,421.09.

Wan Junaidy Ab Majid pleaded not guilty before Sessions Court Judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad to the first 10 counts against him.

Junaidy is accused of forging 10 cheques by changing the date on each cheque which caused losses to Syarikat Jurutera Raja at the UOB Bank in Jalan Gaya, here, between June 2011 and February 2013.

He allegedly changed the cheques as follows: First count - dated June 29, 2011 (RM21,529.80), second count - dated Sept 19, 2011 (RM23,000), third count - dated June 28, 2012 (RM29,764.05), fourth count - dated July 20, 2012 (RM22,000), fifth count - dated July 27, 2011 (RM29,726.45), sixth count - dated Aug 29, 2012 (RM21,400), seventh count - dated Sept 20, 2012 (RM23,500), eighth count - dated Sept 27, 2012 (RM29,547.79), ninth count - dated Jan 16, 2013 (RM22,153) and tenth count - dated Feb 4, 2013 (RM21,500).

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Each count framed under Section 467 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to 20 years and fine, on conviction.

Ainul fixed Nov 13 and 27 for case management before two different judges and released Junaidy on a bail of RM35,000 in three local sureties for all the charges.

She also ordered Junaidy to report to the nearest police station once a month and for his passport, if any, to be impounded by the court.

Meanwhile, Junaidy also claimed trial before Sessions Court Judge Indra Ayub to another four counts against him.

He allegedly committed the same offences at the same place between March 29, 2011 and May 25 in the same year.

On the first count - cheque dated March 29, 2011 (RM31,400, second count - cheque dated April 28, 2011 (RM4,400), third count - cheque dated May 10, 2011 (RM21,000) and fourth count - cheque dated May 25, 2011 (RM21,500).

Indra set Nov 27 also for case management and offered him bail at RM40,000 with RM15,000 deposited in two local sureties.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Chan Qin Yee appeared for the prosecution while counsel Goldam Hamid defended Junaidy.

In another case, a 33-year-old local Jawa claimed trial to embezzling RM700 belonging to his employer.

Mohd Ridzuan Kasno is accused of misusing the money entrusted to him by Sinemas Sdn Bhd between April 2013 and September this year in Penampang.

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His case was fixed for case management on Nov 27 and was granted bail of RM5,000 in two local sureties.

CaPTION: Junaidy (centre) being escorted together with Ridzuan (left).

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