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        "msgid": "this-is-the-modus-operandi-used-by-counterfeit-money-distributors-in-bogor-1775037056",
        "date": "2026-04-01 15:57:08",
        "title": "This is the modus operandi used by counterfeit money distributors in Bogor",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Jakarta's Metro Jaya Police Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation has uncovered the operations of a 39-year-old counterfeit money distributor, MP, in Bogor, West Java, who printed fake Rp100,000 notes using an Epson printer and genuine currency as templates before cutting them to resemble real bills. The suspect lured victims with promises of money multiplication through mystical practices, leading to his arrest in a Kemang hotel room after a two-week investigation prompted by public tips. Authorities seized counterfeit notes worth approximately Rp620 million and charged him under Indonesian Criminal Code articles related to currency forgery, facing up to 15 years in prison, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat financial fraud in the region.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation\nof the Metro Jaya Regional Police has revealed the modus operandi used\nby the counterfeit money distributor with initials MP (39) in Bogor,\nWest Java, on Monday (30\/3). \u201cThe suspect copied genuine Rp100,000\ndenomination notes using an Epson printer, with an original genuine note\nas the master. After printing on cardstock paper, the results were cut\nusing a cutting tool to resemble genuine currency,\u201d said Deputy Director\nof Special Criminal Investigation of the Metro Jaya Regional Police,\nAKBP Martuasah Hermindo Tobing, during a press conference in Jakarta on\nWednesday. He stated that the money was intended to be distributed\nthrough a money multiplication scheme or shamanistic practices. \u201cThe\nsuspect enticed victims with promises of being able to double money if\nthe victim provided a sum of genuine money,\u201d said Martuasah.\nFurthermore, he explained that the police had conducted an investigation\nfor nearly two weeks based on information from the public regarding the\ncase. The seized evidence includes counterfeit Rp100,000 notes totalling\n12,191 sheets, consisting of two-sided printed money (64 stacks + 50\nsheets), one-sided printed money (57 stacks + 41 sheets), and uncut\nsheets numbering 65. \u201cThe charged articles are Article 374 of the\nCriminal Code, Article 375 of the Criminal Code, and Article 20 of the\nCriminal Code related to the falsification of the state\u2019s currency, with\na maximum prison sentence of 10 to 15 years and fines in categories VII\nto VIII,\u201d emphasised Martuasah. \u201cIn the revelation, one perpetrator with\ninitials MP was arrested in a hotel room in the Kemang area, Bogor\nRegency, on Monday (30\/3),\u201d said Head of Subdirectorate II Economic Bank\nof the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Metro Jaya\nRegional Police, AKBP Robby Syahfery, in his statement in Jakarta on\nTuesday (31\/3). He explained that in uncovering the case, the police\nconfiscated Rp100,000 denomination notes suspected to be counterfeit,\nwith a total value of around Rp620 million.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/this-is-the-modus-operandi-used-by-counterfeit-money-distributors-in-bogor-1775037056",
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