Independent consultant remanded in money laundering probe

PUTRAJAYA: An independent consultant has been remanded for five days on suspicion of receiving wages from a woman with a "Datuk Seri" title, related to money laundering activities.

According to a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) source, the man, in his 70s, is believed to have received more than RM700,000 from 2016 to 2017, in return for carrying out money laundering activities, suspected to be the result of investment fraud.