JOHOR BARU: A car salesman was sentenced to 34 days in jail and fined RM17,500 by the magistrate's court here after pleading guilty to cheating three customers of their car purchase deposits totalling RM102,050.
Khoo Chiang Chee, 38, was unable to pay the fine.
Magistrate A. Shaarmini ordered him to serve between three and six months in jail in default of payment.
The charges stated that Khoo had deceived the three customers into handing over deposits for vehicle purchases through the company he worked for, causing them total losses of RM102,050.
The offences were committed at Jalan Rosmerah 1/4, Taman Johor Jaya, between Sept 29 last year and August this year.
Khoo was charged under Section 417 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to five years, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Eizlan Azhar prosecuted, while Khoo was unrepresented.
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