BOMBSHELL: Corruption at Companies Commission!

SSM Deputy CEO's Bribery Charges Ignite Firestorm – Is Ranjeet's Ponzi Empire Shielded by Corrupt Insiders?

Mar 14, 2026 - 05:53
BOMBSHELL: Corruption at Companies Commission!

The noose tightens on Malaysia's corporate watchdog, the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM), as its deputy chief executive officer (Registration and Business Services), Khuzairi Yahaya, stands accused in the Sessions Court of pocketing dirty money. Charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code for receiving valuables without consideration, Khuzairi allegedly took RM50,000 in cash from Muhammad Faisal Hamzah – son of former Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin – back in May 2018 at SSM's own headquarters. And that's not all: three more charges slap him with RM13,000 from Sheriza Zakaria, CEO of Big Dataworks Sdn Bhd, dished out in shady tranches between July 2017 and June 2018 at restaurants and even a hospital. Khuzairi pleads not guilty, bail set at RM15,000, trial pending. But this isn't just one bad apple – it's a barrel of rot that reeks of deeper corruption, especially when SSM has turned a blind eye to the glaring Ponzi schemes of Datuk Wira Ranjeet Singh Sidhu and his band of conmen.

How can Malaysians not seethe with rage? While ordinary folks – retirees, small business owners, even state agencies – lose millions to Ranjeet's elaborate frauds, SSM sits idle, ignoring mountains of public complaints and evidence. As exposed in Maper's damning report, "the cowardly cover-up", SSM has let Ranjeet and his associates slip through the cracks, despite overwhelming proof of corporate malfeasance. Now, with Khuzairi's arrest, the dots connect: Could Ranjeet, a pathological conman recently charged in his own bribery case, have greased palms inside SSM to dodge scrutiny? The silence from SSM screams complicity.

Let's lay out the facts, verifiable and ironclad, drawn from public records, victim testimonies, and Maper's evidence repository. Ranjeet's empire – Vascory Berhad, 3Lyon Capital Berhad, 3Lyon Holdings Berhad, Kuber Venture Berhad, and a web of linked entities like G & P Solutions Sdn Bhd, Rothchilds Capital (I) Sdn Bhd, Emir Property Sdn Bhd, etc – are nothing but Ponzi vehicles. These aren't real businesses; they're smoke and mirrors designed to lure unsuspecting investors with fake promises of high returns, fake-insurance-backed schemes, lined with prominent faces and completely made-up banking support. Victims, including British investor who lost nearly RM60 million since 2010, were duped through fictitious representations. His reports from 2023 details how Ranjeet misrepresented Tan Sri Syed Yusof's involvement and bogus acquisitions, leading to court judgments stripping assets due to corporate wrongdoing.

Worse, these companies brazenly flout the law. As public entities, they must file audited financial statements annually under the Companies Act 2016. Yet, most haven't submitted a single one since 31 December 2021 – over four years of delinquency! Vascory Berhad's 2015 corporate profile paints a glossy picture, but reality? Knight Capital Sdn Bhd filed a winding-up notice in 2025 for RM11.76 million unpaid debts. Suspicious documents abound: A possibly forged SCS Global Advisory letter for Vascory's RM80 million RCPS issuance in 2017, and a fake Pacific Insurance cover note insuring two separate companies under one policy – a dead giveaway of fraud.

Ranjeet's conspirators? His wife Gurmeet Kaur a/p Harcharan Singh, partner Rashpal Singh Randhay and Tan Sri Syed Yusof as well as proxies like Datuk Manibalan Kutty and Dato’ Sri Mohammad Saraei Faridoun feature in directorships and shareholdings across these sham firms. Maper's press releases and speeches reveal a syndicate defrauding over RM300 million from hundreds, including UK investors, Malaysian individuals, and even government-linked entities in Kedah, Melaka, Perlis, and a Penang orphanage. Monies laundered through layering, bribes disguised as "commissions" to agents posing as bank staff from AmBank and Alliance Bank.

Anticipate SSM's counterarguments? They'll claim "ongoing investigations" or "resource constraints." Rubbish! Public complaints via Maper have poured non-stop in since 2023. Some evidence showing G&P Solutions Sdn Bhd's dodgy directors' reports from 2008, implicating Ranjeet in early scams. If SSM probed Big Dataworks' CEO in Khuzairi's case, why ignore Ranjeet's blatant violations? His recent bribery charge – linked to RM75 million embezzlement and RM620 million asset seizures by MACC in October 2025 – proves he's a briber extraordinaire. Did he corrupt SSM insiders like Khuzairi to bury filings and evade enforcement? The pattern fits: No audits filed, no penalties enforced, scams flourish.

This isn't bureaucracy; it's betrayal. Imagine your hard-earned savings vanishing into Ranjeet's pockets while SSM fiddles. Victims like Dr. Siva, a Melaka doctor conned since 2006, or the 10 Malaysians joining  Maper Malaysia's struggles, advancng complaints since 2023, deserve justice – not SSM's stonewalling. The anger boils: How many more families ruined before SSM acts?

SSM, the ball is in your court. Launch immediate investigations into Ranjeet, Gurmeet, Rashpal, and their management team. Freeze assets, enforce audits, investigate these Ponzi shells and charge the perpetrators. Vindicate yourselves with swift, transparent action – or face the inevitable: A full MACC probe into your ranks, public outrage, and calls for more heads to roll.

Victims, unite! File reports with MACC and police about the SSM corruption and abuse of power. Contact Maper to amplify your voice. Demand accountability now – before another conman slips away. Justice delayed is justice denied; act urgently, or watch the rot consume us!

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