Businessman charged with cheating manager of over RM1.89mil

Businessman Chan Eng Leong, 48, appearing at the Sessions Court in George Town, Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: A businessman was charged in two separate Sessions Courts on Friday (Aug 12) with eight counts of cheating a tobacco firm manager, involving losses of more than RM1.89mil in 2019.

Chan Eng Leong, 48, from Bayan Lepas, Penang, pleaded not guilty after all the charges against him were read out separately before Judge Mohammad Khalid Ab Karim and Judge Mazdi Abdul Hamid.