Loading...

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Malinda’s Husband Charged With Fraud

Andhika Gumilang, the  husband of former Citibank executive Inong Malinda Dee, was charged with money laundering at South Jakarta District Court on Monday. Andhika was lavished with cash and luxury vehicles allegedly paid for with money embezzled by Malinda. (JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya)

Prosecutors created the case on Monday that the money and luxury vehicles former Citibank govt Inong Malinda Dee lavished on her young husband amounted to cash laundering. 


In a nine-page indictment, prosecutor Helmi told the South Jakarta District Court that actor Andhika Gumilang received cash transfers he knew, or have to be compelled to have suspected, were proceeds from his wife’s crimes. 

Malinda, 47, is accused of embezzling a minimum of Rp twenty nine billion ($3.3 million) throughout her time as a client relations manager for Citibank Indonesia during a case that has implicated many of her relations. 

Prosecutors charged Andhika with four counts of cash laundering that carry a penalty of five fifteen|to fifteen} years imprisonment and a most fine of Rp 15 billion. He was conjointly charged on another count underneath an updated 2010 law, that carries a most sentence of five years and a fine of up to Rp one billion. 

Andhika, Helmi said, held a savings account at the Sudirman Park branch of BCA Bank from Jan. 5, 2010, till October of that year. throughout that point, the account received twenty four money deposits from Malinda of around Rp one hundred forty million every. additionally, Andhika’s account received six checks from Malinda price regarding Rp seventy five million every and another five million via ATM transfer. 

Helmi said Malinda twice had her younger sister Visca Lovitasari, conjointly a suspect within the case, transfer Rp ten million to Andhika’s BCA account. Another of the suspects, Visca’s husband Ismail bin Janim, was conjointly instructed by Malinda to transfer Rp five million into Andhika’s account. 

“These funds were employed by Andhika to form many payments on a white Honda CRV,” said Helmi, reading from the indictment. 

In addition to cash, Andhika was given a Hummer H3 sport utility vehicle by his wife, Helmi said. Malinda bought the vehicle from the Chosen dealership for Rp one.2 billion and created a down payment of Rp 372.5 million. 

Helmi said the money sent to Andhika’s account and used to shop for the Hummer came from 3 Citibank customers at the Landmark Kuningan branch, as well as Suryati T. Budiman. 

The funds were moved by Malinda using cast transfer forms. Malinda gave the falsified forms to tellers to method, Helmi said. 

Andikha conjointly faces a charge underneath the criminal code for employing a cast ID card. in keeping with Helmi, Malinda’s husband used a faux ID to use for an account at the West Tebet branch of BCA Bank in South Jakarta. 

“The accused used a KTP cast with the name Juan Farrero,” Helmi said. 

The ID card was neither registered at nor issued by the Senayan urban ward in South Jakarta, because it gave the impression to be. 

A report issued by the Police Forensic Laboratory on might thirty found that the signature of the Kebayoran Baru subdistrict chief, Ratu Dian, was cast on the cardboard employing a color pc printer. 

“Andhika admitted the faux KTP was given to him by Malinda,” Helmi said. 

Speaking when the hearing, Andhika’s legal counsel, Devi Waluyo, said his shopper wasn't guilty of cash laundering. He said Andhika’s receipt of cash from Malinda was a standard monetary transaction between husband and wife. 

“The funds haven't been shown to be the proceeds of a criminal offense,” he said. 

Devi declined to discuss the ID card forgery charge. 

“Wait and listen to our response to the indictment,” he said. 

The hearing, presided over by chief choose Yonisman, can continue nowadays, when Andhika’s legal team can gift his defense.

0 Comment:

Post a Comment