Datuk found guilty of money laundering


Deep in discussion: Ismahanum (right) talking with her counsel Zahir Shah outside the Sessions Court in Kota Kinabalu.

KOTA KINABALU: A Datuk behind a multi-million gold trading ­pyramid scheme has been sentenced to five years’ jail after she was found guilty of money laundering and receiving illegal deposits.

Worldwide Far East Bhd director Datuk Noor Ismahanum Mohd Ismail, 33, was also slapped with a RM2.55mil fine by Sessions Court judge Azreena Aziz yesterday.

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