PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a land broker in Negeri Sembilan on suspicion of using a land grant containing false information to obtain around RM3.8 million from the sale of the land.
Initial investigations revealed that the suspect used a land grant registered under someone else to receive the money from the sale of the land in Lenggeng, Seremban.
According to a source, the suspect, who is in his 40s, was detained at around 5.30pm yesterday when he presented himself at MACC’s Negeri Sembilan office in Seremban to provide a statement.
When contacted, Negeri Sembilan MACC director Awgkok Ahmad Taufik Putra Awg Ismail confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009 for making false claims.