RM1.19mil Socso fraud sees director charged


Charged with fraud: S. Ratah claimed trial to the charges at the Sessions Court - Bernama.

KUALA LUMPUR: A company director pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to submitting false documents to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) for incentives under the Penjana Kerjaya programme.

S. Ratah, 54, the owner of Star Skill Sdn Bhd, was charged yesterday with submitting employee verification forms with false information in the company’s name on May 3 and 6, 2021, in order to claim RM1,194,440 in incentives to two separate Socso employees.

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