A Citibank Indonesia manager accused of embezzling up to Rp 17 billion ($2 million) siphoned customers' money to an account at another bank before re-transferring it to a company account, the police said on Wednesday.
"[Malinda Dee] dibantu oleh seorang teller di bank lain. “[Malinda Dee] was assisted by a teller at another bank. teller kemudian akan mentransfer uang untuk sebuah perusahaan, yang ternyata menjadi perusahaan MD sendiri, "juru bicara Kepolisian Nasional Insp. The teller would then transfer the money to a company, which turned out to be MD's own company,” the National Police spokesman Insp. Jenderal Anton Bachrul Alam mengatakan pada konferensi pers, seperti dikutip oleh kantor berita banyak pada hari Rabu. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam said at a press conference, as quoted by numerous news agencies on Wednesday.
"Kami tidak bisa menyebutkan nama perusahaan karena penyelidikan masih berlangsung," kata Anton. “We can't mention the company's name because the investigation is still ongoing,” Anton said.
Polisi telah menyita aset, termasuk sebuah kendaraan sport Hummer dan apartemen mewah. Police have seized her assets, including a Hummer sport utility vehicle and luxury apartment. Dia sekarang ditahan polisi dan sedang dipertanyakan. She is now in police custody and is being questioned.
Setidaknya tiga Citibank pelanggan telah mengajukan keluhan dengan polisi, dengan indikasi bahwa jumlah digelapkan bisa jauh lebih tinggi daripada total dihitung sebelumnya sebesar Rp 17 miliar. At least three Citibank customers have lodged complaints with the police, with indications that the total amount embezzled could be much higher than the previously calculated total of Rp 17 billion.
Sementara juru bicara Kepolisian Insp. Meanwhile National Police spokesman Insp. Jenderal Anton Bachrul Alam mengatakan detektif menyelidiki kasus ini juga menangkap seorang kasir Citibank yang dicurigai sebagai kaki-tangan. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam said detectives investigating the case had also arrested a Citibank teller suspected of being an accomplice.
Citibank pada hari Senin meyakinkan pelanggan bahwa dana mereka aman. Citibank on Monday assured customers that their funds were safe.
"Kami sepenuhnya bekerja sama dengan semua instansi terkait," kata Ditta Amahorseya, perusahaan bank urusan kepala, dalam sebuah pernyataan. “We are fully cooperating with all relevant authorities,” Ditta Amahorseya, the bank's corporate affairs chief, said in a statement.