MACC hunting down scam enablers


PETALING JAYA: Graft busters are hot on the trail of “professional enablers” after four British nationals, nabbed for their involvement in a scam ring during the recent Op Tropicana, were sentenced to jail.

“In connection to allegations of five banks being monitored by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for involvement in the cheating syndicate, investigations are focused on the individuals involved and do not involve the institutions as a whole.

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