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Have you ever heard the phrase ‘earning an honest penny’? It means earning money honourably and legitimately, even though it may require hard work. Unfortunately, five medical workers in the Sabah field tried to earn money easily by allegedly claiming false overtime work (OT), totalling RM146,000, and their actions caught up with them.

As reported by NST, four nurses and an assistant medical officer employed at a local health centre have been arrested by the Sabah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The unfortunate five were detained when they arrived at the Sabah MACC office at around 9:40 am on September 10.

According to preliminary investigations, the four women and a man in their 30s are believed to have submitted false claims for overtime work between 2020 and 2021. However, the suspects allegedly did not perform any overtime work.

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Sabah MACC director Datuk S. Karunanithy has confirmed the arrests and explained that the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.

According to Section 18, “Any person commits an offence if he gives to an agent or being an agent uses with intent to deceive his principal’s any receipt, account or other document which contains any statement which is false in material particulars with intend to misled the principal.”

He added that all the suspects have been released on MACC bail and are expected to be charged at the Sessions Court at Kota Kinabalu on 12 September (Thursday).

If you are ever tempted to submit false OT claims, think twice!

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Sabahan Nurses & Medical Officer Arrested Over False Overtime Claims Totaling RM146K