KUALA LUMPUR – A homeless man was sentenced to one year in prison by two Sessions Courts here today for hiding more than RM480,000 in cash belonging to two women, last year.
The sentence was handed down to Marchell Jeff Lee Sin Ket, 39, after he pleaded guilty to two charges before judges Azrul Darus and Hamidah Mat Deril.
Azrul sentenced the accused to a year’s jail on the first count while Hamidah sentenced him to eight months jail for the second count.
Both courts ordered the jail term to run from today.
According to the first charge, Lee was accused of helping to conceal RM314,790 belonging to a 59-year-old investment company owner, which he knew did not belong to him and was used for fraudulent purposes at a condominium unit in Sentul between Nov 18, 2024 and Dec 12, the same year.
For the second charge, he was accused of transferring or concealing RM173,000 belonging to a 49-year-old health product company accounts executive at another condominium unit in Sentul, between Nov 7 and Dec 9, the same year.
Both charges were framed under Section 424 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment, or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutors M. Saravanan and Raihanah Abd Razak handled the prosecution while the accused was unrepresented.