Behind Rp 530 Billion in Illegal Gambling Funds: Money Laundering Through Shell Companies
JAKARTA — Stacks of pink-coloured Rp 100,000 banknotes arranged neatly within transparent plastic have been displayed in evidence of a major money laundering operation. The notes were stacked in layers forming a barricade approximately three metres long, with two large white plaques at the front bearing the striking figure: Rp 530,430,217,324.57.
Oei Hengky Wiryo is reported to have conducted this illegal operation for seven years, from 2018 to 2025, through a shell company that operated 14 illegal online gambling websites.
The Head of the West Jakarta District Prosecutor’s Office (Kajari Jakbar), Nurul Wahida Rifai, revealed that the syndicate systematically laundered proceeds from cybercrime through a corporate structure.
Oei ran the online gambling operation in partnership with an associate known as Henkie. In 2018, the two established PT A2Z Solusindo Teknologi, which served as a shell company for laundering online gambling proceeds.
Within the company structure, Henkie served as Chief Executive Director, whilst Oei Hengky Wiryo held the position of Chief Commissioner and majority shareholder with a 60 per cent stake valued at Rp 300 million.
Administratively, the company operated in computer trading and consulting. However, in practice, PT A2Z Solusindo Teknologi acted as the beneficial owner of PT Trans Digital Cemerlang, a web portal company that served as the umbrella for dozens of illegal online gambling websites.
Over the seven-year period, the company controlled and operated 14 gambling websites, including YUKKPLAY54, BetVIVA, ARENASLOT77, loginjptogel77, royal777vip, juragan Gaming, CBOGAMING, 888Togel, mabukw1n, AQUASLOT, Alexis17, GOKKEN138, UGSLOT, and HCS77.
“Proceeds from online gambling were subsequently disguised through bank accounts belonging to the defendant Oei Hengky Wiryo and several other affiliated accounts,” stated Nurul.
Deposits from online gambling players were successfully traced and ended up in collector accounts managed by the Oei Hengky syndicate. Police successfully apprehended the mastermind of the online gambling website operation in 2025.