No action was taken against a civil servant who embezzled almost RM1 million, says the Auditor-General. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, November 10, 2014.
A civil servant who had embezzled nearly RM1 million in unclaimed money from the Accountant-General’s Department was let off despite several police reports, the 2013 Auditor-General's (A-G) Report said.
The third series of the report found that police reports had been lodged against the officer on two occasions, namely on March 3 and March 10 in 2011, after the losses were discovered.
The officer had made off with unclaimed money totalling RM995,031.
"An officer has conducted fraud and misappropriation of funds from August 27, 2008, to December 21, 2010, involving RM995,031 in unclaimed money and no legal action has been taken despite police reports lodged against him.
"The losses were also reported to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on March 11 the same year," said the A-G report.
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