JOHOR BAHRU, April 9 -- A South Korean man wanted for a criminal case in his home country has been arrested for using a fake employment pass to reside and overstay in Malaysia.

Johor Immigration director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the 49-year-old suspect is believed to have fled here as he is wanted by South Korean authorities.

"The suspect is said to be wanted for being involved in a fraud case involving a misappropriation of KRW3.5 billion (RM9.4 million) in South Korea.

"He was residing in the residential area of Horizon Hills with his immediate family when it was raided by the Johor Immigration Department officers yesterday," he said in a statement today.

Mohd Rusdi said the suspect was with his wife, who is a Chinese citize...