Father and daughter slapped with RM6.45mil fine, jail time for money laundering


Police officers escort Shamsudin Mahadi (left) and his daughter Shafila Shamsudin at the Kota Tinggi Sessions court.

KOTA TINGGI: A company director and his daughter were slapped with fines totalling RM6.45mil and jail time by the Sessions Court here after they were found guilty of 27 counts of illegal deposit-taking and money laundering.

Shamsudin Mahadi, 49, was sentenced to 39 years of jail in total, but was ordered to serve the terms concurrently, which is equivalent to five years, while his daughter Shafila Shamsudin, 26, was jailed for two years, both starting Monday.

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