Three men arrested for Rp 100m swindle<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City police have arrested three men for
\nallegedly using the names of some senior officers to tap money
\nfrom a number of large companies.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bahrul Alam said on
\nTuesday the suspects, identified as Supardi alias Pardi, 27,
\nSumardi Toha alias Ode, 27, and Burhan alias Shabu, 26, were
\narrested at their rented residence on Jl. Margasatwa in Pondok
\nLabu, South Jakarta on Sunday.<\/p>\n
"The arrest was made after their colleague, Edi Margono, was
\narrested in February and subsequently led us to them," Anton told
\nreporters.<\/p>\n
Edi alias Chandra Dayat, was arrested on Feb. 22 as he was
\nwithdrawing Rp 100 million (US$10,000) from gold and copper
\nmining concession holder in Irian Jaya, PT Freeport Indonesia, at
\nBank Niaga on Jl. Thamrin, in Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Anton said the money was transferred upon request of Ode who
\nintroduced himself as Irian Jaya Police chief Brig. Gen. Made
\nMangku Pastika. Ode called a Freeport director Prihadi Santoso at
\nthe company's head office on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta on
\nFeb. 21 saying that he wanted to borrow Rp 100 million from the
\ncompany.<\/p>\n
Prihadi then asked his secretary to remit the money to the
\naccount demanded by Ode. However Prihadi later became suspicious
\nand called Pastika's secretary at Irian Jaya Police headquarters
\nto confirm the request for a loan.<\/p>\n
The secretary told Prihadi that the police chief had not asked
\nto borrow any money.<\/p>\n
Edi told detectives that he had also opened other bank
\naccounts in Jakarta under the names of Lampung Police chief Brig.
\nGen. Suprihadi Sahadi and North Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen.
\nErald Dotulong.<\/p>\n
Anton said Pardi took his turn on Feb. 19, demanding Wayan
\nSumeta of PT Barito Mas Jayapura for Rp 200 million and asked the
\nmoney to be transferred into "Made Mangku Pastika's account" at
\nthe Krekot branch of Bank BNI in Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Wayan transferred Rp 100 million on Feb. 19 to the Bank BNI
\naccount.<\/p>\n
"Between Feb. 19 and Feb. 21, Edi Margono and Burhan -- who
\nprovided the suspects with information such as telephone numbers
\nand further details of Prihadi's and Wayan's lifestyles --
\nwithdrew a total of Rp 50 million from the Kramat branch of Bank
\nBNI, and handed it to Pardi and Ode as payment for the job, at a
\nhotel in Central Jakarta."<\/p>\n
Burhan managed to escape when police arrested Edi on Feb. 22.<\/p>\n
"Edi admitted to having received only 15 percent of the loot,
\nsince he was in charge of only withdrawing the cash, while
\nBurhan, who provided information, received 42.5 percent," Anton
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
"Meanwhile, both Pardi and Ode, who claimed to be police
\nchiefs, together received the remaining 42.5 percent."<\/p>\n
Anton said that accounts were opened in Bank International
\nIndonesia (BII) at the Jatinegara branch and Tendean branch under
\nthe name of Suprihadi, while two accounts under the name of Erald
\nwere opened in Bank BNI and Bank Lippo.<\/p>\n
"Edi had fooled two other parties, one of them PT Gunung Madu
\nPlantation, into transferring money into an account under the
\nname of Brig. Gen. Suprihadi," Anton said. (ylt)<\/p>",
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