Ten of them pleaded guilty before Special Corruption Court judge Abu Bakar Manat to a total of 29 charges for using fake documents under Section 371 and abetting under Section 107 of the Penal Code.
Only one of the accused, Sinar Suria Wholesaler Rita Pengeran, 31, claimed trial to 50 similar charges. The ten who pleaded guilty were slapped with a RM5,000 fine for each of the total 29 charges against them by Judge Abu Bakar.The ten were Melinah Minus, 29, , Yulles @ Osman Yakin, 40, , Yunani Haikal, 38, , Saliuddin Ariffin, 38, , Juanis Yakin, 38, , Roslan Rasul, 37, , Marudin Andawa, 32, , Kathlenawati Siambing, 49, , Noryana Luciana Abdullah, 44, and Eunus Likuran, 52, .
Judge Abu Bakar allowed for Rita to be released on a RM15,000 bail with one surety. He also ordered her to report to the Keningau MACC office every month, surrender her passport to the court and have no contact with the prosecution witnesses during the course of the case. Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Izzati Sapiee represented the prosecution in the case against the 11 company owners who had submitted false three-month bank statements to the Sabah Education Department in their bid to get the food supply contracts with a total value of RM49,045,248.40.