Indonesian Police Seize US$4.64mn Assets in Binomo Binary Scam Case
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9 June 2022 13:05 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has seized assets in the form of goods and cash from the suspects of Binomo binary options investment fraud. Investigators of the Special Economic Crimes Sub-Directorate (Dittipideksus) confiscated a total of Rp67.14 billion or around US$4.64 million in today's currency.
The Police's Dittipideksus chief, Sr. Comr. Candra Sukma Kumara, said that there were four types of assets confiscated: four plots of land and building, luxury cars, luxury watches, and cash.
The investigation is still ongoing. The police are still collecting the case files of the suspects to be transferred to the public prosecutor immediately. Candra added that a total of 131 witnesses were examined, of which seven were expert witnesses.
"The losses suffered by the 144 victims of IK (Indra Kusuma alias Indra Kenz) scam totaled at around Rp83 billion," Candra said on Thursday, June 9.
In addition to Indra Kenz, the police have also named six other suspects: Brian Edgar Nababan, Wiky Mandara Nurhalim, Fakar Suhartami Pratama, Nathania Kesuma, Vanessa Khong, and Rudiyanto Pei.
They are charged with committing fraud through Binomo binary options trading and/or spreading false news through electronic media and/or committing fraudulent acts and/or money laundering.
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