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Gold shop supervisor pawns RM176,200 in gold bars for cryptocurrency, gets 16 months’ jail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — A former gold shop supervisor who pawned three gold bars to trade in cryptocurrency was sentenced to 16 months' jail and three strokes of the cane by...

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A former gold shop supervisor, Koh Mun Hoe, received a 16-month jail sentence and three strokes of the cane for criminal breach of trust after pawning three gold bars to trade in cryptocurrency, an endeavor that resulted in losses.

Sentenced by Judge Azrul Darus, Koh was found guilty of unauthorized removal and pawning of the gold bars, valued at RM176,200, from a Cheras gold shop.

In a separate case, Koh also pled guilty to pawning a gold chain valued at RM57,840.82 and is awaiting sentencing.

His actions were captured on CCTV, confirming his breach of trust under Section 408 of the Penal Code.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — A former gold shop supervisor who pawned three gold bars to trade in cryptocurrency was sentenced to 16 months' jail and three strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court today for criminal breach of trust.

He is also set to be sentenced on a separate criminal breach of trust charge over a pawned gold chain in another Sessions Court.

Judge Azrul Darus handed Koh Mun Hoe, 33, 16 months' jail and one stroke of the cane for each charge, ordering the sentences to run concurrently from today.

The charges state that Koh, entrusted with three 999 gold bars weighing 50 grammes and 100 grammes, all worth RM176,200, pawned them at a pawnshop for his personal use.

The offences took place at a gold shop in a shopping centre in Cheras between 10.42am and 1.36pm, from June 4 to June 8.

He was charged under Section 408 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of between one and 14 years, along with caning and a fine, upon conviction.

Based on the facts of the case, the complainant, a human resources manager at the premises, inspected the safe's stock and found three gold bars missing.

CCTV footage showed the accused taking the items without the employer's consent, slipping them into a vest pocket and carrying them out of the premises.

Investigations also found that the accused pawned all three gold bars and used the money to trade in cryptocurrency through the Huobi app, a venture that ended in losses.

Earlier, Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Zul Hilmi Latif sought a sentence befitting the offence to serve as a lesson, noting that Koh had no prior record.

Koh, who was unrepresented, pleaded for leniency, citing two children aged three and six, a recent divorce, and the need to care for his parents.

In a separate Sessions Court before Judge Dr Azrol Abdullah, Koh pleaded guilty to a fourth charge of criminal breach of trust for pawning a 999 gold chain weighing 80 grammes, valued at RM57,840.82.

The offence was allegedly committed at the same gold shop at 11.32am on June 12.

He was charged under Section 408 of the Penal Code, which carries a prison term of between one and 14 years, along with caning and a fine, upon conviction.

The court fixed September 22 for sentencing. — Bernama

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前金店主管许文豪因典当三根金条进行加密货币交易而蒙受损失，被判处 16 个月监禁和三下鞭刑，罪名是刑事失信。

经法官阿兹鲁·达鲁斯判刑，许某被判犯有未经授权从蕉赖一家金店移走并典当价值 176,200 令吉的金条的罪行。

在另一起案件中，许某还承认典当了一条价值 57,840.82 令吉的金项链，目前正在等待判决。

他的行为被闭路电视录像拍了下来，证实他违反了刑法第 408 条规定的信任罪。

吉隆坡，9月18日讯——一名金店前主管典当三根金条兑换加密货币，今天被地方法庭判处16个月监禁和三下鞭刑，罪名是刑事失信。

他还因典当金项链而被控另一项刑事失信罪，将在另一家地方法院接受判决。

法官阿兹鲁·达鲁斯判处 33 岁的许文豪每项指控 16 个月监禁和一次鞭刑，并命令所有刑罚从今天起同时执行。

指控称，Koh受托保管三根999金条，分别重50克和100克，总价值176200令吉，但他却将这些金条典当到当铺供自己使用。