MACC expands investigation into 1,638 companies suspected of false RM45 million claims under Perkeso’s Daya Kerjaya 2.0 programme.
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has identified another 1,638 companies suspected of submitting false claims to secure incentives under the Social Security Organisation’s (PERKESO) Daya Kerjaya 2.0 programme, involving an estimated loss of RM45 million.
MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman said the investigation is currently focused on 143 companies that allegedly submitted false claims worth around RM9 million, before expanding to the remaining firms uncovered through intelligence and investigations.
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“There is no time limit for this investigation. We do not need to rush and we are not racing against time. The agency aims to complete the probe by working closely with PERKESO not only at the headquarters but also at the state level.
“This means that when we get good cooperation and the investigation is complete, we will start charging,” he said during a special press conference here today.
He said Op Daya, launched on June 9, is a joint operation between the MACC and PERKESO to investigate the misappropriation of incentive claims under the Daya Kerjaya 2.0 programme.
As of last Tuesday, 63 investigation papers had been opened, leading to the detention of 97 individuals, including 86 company owners and 11 agents assisting in the investigation, Abdul Halim said, adding that 77 of those individuals have been remanded, with statements recorded from 577 people.
“During the operation, 36 corporate bank accounts containing RM463,076 were frozen, and movable assets including gold, cash, and various valuables worth an estimated RM74,198 were seized,” he said.
According to Abdul Halim, the fraudulent tactics involved misusing individual data for incentive claims, handing out one-off tokens to employees after full claims had been made, and exploiting the details of people with disabilities to pay third parties.
He said the investigation revealed that the misappropriation occurred between 2024 and 2025, when several companies allegedly submitted false claims by declaring individuals who did not work for them to secure government hiring incentives.
PERKESO chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said that as of yesterday, the agency has recovered RM1.26 million from employers who admitted to making fraudulent claims under the Daya Kerjaya 2.0 programme.
On June 9, the MACC detained 73 individuals, comprising 48 men and 25 women aged between their 20s and 70s, who operated as agents and company owners across the country, except Perlis, for their alleged involvement in a syndicate that falsified Daya Kerjaya 2.0 incentive claims worth around RM9 million.
Initial investigations indicate that the suspects allegedly operated between 2024 and 2025 by submitting fraudulent claims under a government employment incentive scheme that provided RM1,500 per month for six months for each employee hired by private and government-linked companies.
