Corporate Misdeeds Through a “Joint-venture Strategy”
What investors should question
If we take a look at the series of events, we should realise the discrepancies. To illustrate further, consider the following time-line:
Month
August 2000
October
2000
Dec
2000
Sept
2001
Event Both directors officially joined PLC A. Both directors issued three cheques worth RM45 million to various companies connected to them. A joint-venture agreement was established with M Sdn Bhd so that PLC A could provide financial advances for a development project. Wrote off the advances (deemed as not recoverable).

If we look at the time-line, we will notice that:

  • The joint-venture agreement with M Sdn Bhd only took place after the cash was paid to several companies connected to them.
  • Why did PLC A write off the advances given to M Sdn Bhd so soon, within one financial year?

Since, no one raised any concerns regarding this transaction, both Mr X and Mr Y were happy that they were not found out and continued to devise other plans until they accumulated enough for themselves before exiting from PLC A.

 
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