Charged with cheating 3 of RM520,000
KUALA LUMPUR: A former bank manager burst into tears before entering the magistrate’s court here yesterday, where she was to be charged with six counts of cheating three people, including two senior citizens, of more than RM500,000 in a fixed deposit investment scheme two years ago.
Clad in a black shirt, Ng Yee Lin cried when she saw journalists armed with cameras at the court lobby before she was ushered into the courtroom.
Ng, 33, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to her before magistrate Haslinda A. Raof yesterday.
She was charged with deceiving Wong Loo Kim, 49, Seah Seong Yew, 76, Soon Thiam Yew, 70, to hand over a total of RM520,000 to invest in a fixed deposit investment. She was charged with deceiving:
WONG of RM70,000 on Aug 16 last year, RM30,000 on Nov 21 last year and RM50,000 Dec 19 last year;
SEAH of RM150,000 on Sept 27 last year; and,
SOON of RM120,000 and RM100,000 on Sept 2 and Sept 6 last year respectively.
Ng allegedly committed the offences at Hong Leong Bank in Taman Putra Ampang.
Deputy public prosecutor Norhashimah Hashim asked for RM60,000 bail with one surety for all the charges.
Counsel Edwin Navis pleaded for a minimum bail as his client was the sole breadwinner of her family and was jobless.
The court set bail at RM24,000 with one surety and fixed July 21 for mention.