Ex-soldier arrested for fraud

Ex-soldier arrested for fraud

JAKARTA: Police have arrested a former member of the Army
Women's Corps (Kowad) for an alleged Rp 17 billion (US$1.9
million) fraud, a police officer said on Friday.

The police said that Ellya Rosa, who last held the rank of
sergeant major, was arrested on March 29 while driving in a car
with her husband, an officer in the Navy's Western Fleet based in
Jakarta.

The suspect allegedly cheated several people by offering them
opportunities to participate in a wide variety of businesses
ranging from fuel distribution to jewelry trading and real estate
dealings. She promised profits of between 20 percent and 30
percent for each partner, a police detective told detikcom.

One of the victims, according to the police, is Hong Kong
citizen Lisa, who paid over a total of Rp 13 billion.

Ellya was discharged from the army for involvement in a
fraud case, and had been jailed in Pondok Bambu prison for one-
and-a-half years. She was released in early 2001. -- JP