A 60-year-old company director claimed trial at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur to eight counts of cheating and money laundering amounting to RM5.1mil linked to the purchase of gloves.
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00:00A 60-year-old company director has claimed trial at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to
00:07eight charges of cheating and money laundering involving 5.1 million ringgit in connection
00:13with the purchase of gloves.
00:15R Gopinathan Pillai pleaded not guilty when the charges were read out to him on Monday.
00:21For the first charge, he is accused of deceiving an individual into believing that 150,000
00:27boxes of Coats Nitrile Examination Gloves under the Hartalega brand were ready for sale
00:31and delivery by Aspen Broadway Sandirian Berhad, his company, when no such stock existed.
00:38This alleged deception led the victim to transfer 5.1 million ringgit through a law firm into
00:44another law firm's account, appointed by Aspen Broadway.
00:48The offence allegedly took place at a condominium on Jalan Tun Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, on November
00:549, 2020.
00:56If convicted under Section 420 of the Penal Code, he faces up to 10 years in prison, a
01:02fine or both.
01:04Additionally, Gopinathan faces six charges of laundering 5,005,000 ringgit, believed
01:11to be proceeds from illegal activities, by transferring the funds from Aspen Broadway's
01:16bank account into various other corporate and personal accounts.
01:20He also faces a seventh charge of receiving 5.1 million ringgit, allegedly from illegal
01:26activities, into his company's bank account from a law firm.
01:30These offences were allegedly committed at multiple banks in Sentul between November
01:3410, 2020 and February 6, 2021.
01:39If found guilty under Section 4.1.b of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing
01:44and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act, 2001, he faces up to 15 years in jail and a fine
01:51of five times the amount involved.
01:54Sessions Judge Hamida Mohamed Daryl set bail at 280,000 ringgit with two sureties and ordered
02:00Gopinathan to surrender his passport.