SHAH ALAM, June 23 — A woman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to the charge of receiving a deposit of RM28,000 without a valid licence last year.
Based on the charge sheet, Nurshafeza Jamaludin, 36, was charged with receiving a deposit of RM28,000 from a 42-year-old local woman, without a valid licence as stipulated under Section 10 of the Financial Services Act 2013.
She was accused of having committed the offence in an apartment unit in Puchong, between October 22, 2022, and December 1, 2022.
Nurshafeza was charged under Section Section 137 (1) of the Financial Services Act 2013 and can be punished according to Section 137 (2) of the same law, which provides a maximum of 10 years in jail or a fine of up to RM50 million, or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Yong Ching Hong appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was represented by lawyer Shahrin Satheer.
Judge Muhamad Anas Mahadzir set bail at RM3,000 in one surety and fixed July 24 for mention.
On February 12, the media reported that the police arrested eight individuals, including six women, suspected of being involved in the Ekstra Saving Sapiza (Sapiza Extra Saving) fraud scheme, in four states, in a series of raids conducted on January 27, following 116 reports received by the authorities nationwide involving a loss of RM4.43 million.
— Bernama
