Bank employee gets 1 year jail term<\/p>\n
BOGOR (JP): The Bogor District Court sentenced an executive of
\nthe private Bank Central Asia (BCA) branch office here to one
\nyear in jail and two years probation for swindling Rp 3 billion
\n(US$353,000) from the bank.<\/p>\n
Presiding Judge Elsa Mutiara found on Thursday defendant Bimo
\nWahyu, 30, chief of the credit card department at BCA's Bogor
\nbranch office, guilty of stealing the money between June 1997 and
\nMay of last year.<\/p>\n
\"The defendant stole the bank's money through customers'
\ncredit cards,\" Elsa said.<\/p>\n
She said the customers applied to the bank for credit cards,
\nbut Bimo never handed over the cards to the owners.<\/p>\n
The defendant, instead, used the cards to withdraw money,
\nwhich he then transferred into his personal account.<\/p>\n
Bimo also withdrew money with some 30 credit cards which had
\nexpired and been returned by their owners, she said.<\/p>\n
\"He extended the validity of the cards and then utilized them
\nfor his own interests,\" she said.<\/p>\n
In carrying out his crimes, the defendant also forged the
\nsignature of the head of the BCA branch office in Bogor, Elsa
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Based on available evidence and testimony, Bimo was found
\nguilty of violating Article 49 of Law No. 7\/1992 on banking and
\nArticle 372 of the Criminal Code on swindling.<\/p>\n
The violations carry a maximum punishment of 15 years in jail
\nand a fine of up to Rp 10 billion, and four years in jail and a
\nfine of up to Rp 900 respectively.<\/p>\n
According to Elsa, the defendant agreed to return the money to
\nthe bank in installments paid out over a one year period.<\/p>\n
\"It's fair to sentence Bimo to probation to give him the
\nchance to work outside of the jail so he will be able to return
\nthe money,\" she said. (24\/jun)<\/p>",
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