KOTA BARU: A gold appraiser was fined RM80,000 by the Sessions Court here today after she pleaded guilty to five alternative charges of using forged documents to approve pawnshop loans totalling RM33,010 eight years ago.
Natasya Mohd Zahid, 36, pleaded guilty to all of the charges before Judge Dazuki Ali.
According to the charge sheet, Natasya was charged with dishonestly using Ar-Rahnu payment vouchers, known to be forged documents, to approve loans for jewellery worth between RM4,000 and RM9,100, totalling RM33,010.
She was charged with committing the offences at Jalan Kebun Sultan here between 10.29am on 10 May and 1.49pm on July 25, 2016.
All the charges were framed under Section 471 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 465, which carries the maximum two years' imprisonment or a fine or both if convicted.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission deputy public prosecutor Mariah Omar prosecuted while lawyer Datuk Mohd Hakimi Ab Kadir represented Natasya.
Earlier Mohd Hakimi appealed leniency since his client is unwell. Mariah however proposed the court to impose a heavy sentence taking into consideration the severity of the offence.