She faces jail time for alleged PERKESO fraud
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A doctor claimed trial in the Magistrate’s Court here to falsifying a domestic worker registration document three years ago.
Dr Winnie Ong Beng Cheen, 44, was charged with deceiving the Social Security Organisation (PERKESO) into believing that a domestic worker registration form – purportedly signed by one Cheah Chyuan Yong – was genuine.
The single mother of four is accused of intentionally inducing PERKESO into registering Indonesian domestic worker, Nurhayati Hasan, which then led to Cheah, her employer, being misled into making monthly contributions of RM20.60.
Day in court: Dr Ong arriving at the Bukit Mertajam Magistrate’s Court. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
The alleged offence was committed at No. 22A, Jalan Mesra, Taman Saujana Permai, Bukit Mertajam, on Nov 21, 2022.
Dr Ong faces a maximum jail term of five years, a fine or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Nor Shakila Dahari proposed a RM10,000 bail and the surrender of Dr Ong’s passport, but lawyer Chiang Kian Hong appealed for a lower amount, saying she had cooperated fully with police.
Magistrate Nurul Rasyidah Mohd Akit set bail at RM5,000 in one surety.
The case was fixed for mention on Sept 4.
