Ex-admin assistant jailed and fined for CBT involving Felda settlers' death benefits
Sessions judge Sazlina Safie meted out the sentence on Nurul Syafiha Awang Za, 36, after she pleaded guilty to the charge here on Monday (June 30).
The judge ordered Nurul Syafiha to serve the jail sentence from today.
The accused, who was then with the Felda office here, was charged – as a person entrusted by one Roslan Kumin with RM41,652.42 in cash to be given as death benefits to the next of kin of seven Felda Sungai Panching settlers – with committing CBT by dishonestly using the money for personal use.
The offence was committed at the Felda Sungai Panching Timur Office here between February 2018 and 2019.
Nurul Syafiha was charged under Section 406 of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of not more than 10 years with caning and a possible fine upon conviction. – Bernama
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