TAWAU: A 37-year-old woman company owner was fined a total of RM40,200 for six counts of submitting false documents four years ago.
Sessions Court Judge Jason Juga handed the sentence to Juhanifah Musa, who pleaded guilty to the six alternative charges.
Juhanifah was fined RM6,700 or three months’ jail for each charge.
On the first to sixth count, Juhanifah had used three fake bank statements, a fake Perakuan Pendaftaran, a fake CIBD Malaysia Government Employment Certificate and a fake company registration certificate to get the quotations for building maintenance works and other related facilities at SMK Abaka, here.
She had abetted Lahama Abdul Halim, who is a contractor and her partner, in using the fake documents.
The offence took place at SMK Abaka Tawau on July 20, 2020.
Juhanifah was charged under Section 109 of the Penal Code read together with 471 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to two years, or a fine, or both, on conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Izzati Sapifee of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was assisted by the MACC Prosecuting Officer Norsham Saharom.
Juhanifah paid the fine.
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