Tribratanews.polri.go.id – Pekanbaru. The Riau Regional Police has succeeded in uncovering a case of embezzlement fraud that cost basic food entrepreneurs around Rp. 3.7 billion. Since May 2021, the victim has been deceived by his subordinates, who are suspected of collaborating with other groups.
"This is a case of embezzlement or embezzlement in office, which is trapped under Article 374 or 378 of the Criminal Code. The victim, on behalf of Sumarni alias Mimi who suffered losses of around Rp. 3.7 billion. The reported employees are employees with the initials FT and his friends," explained the Head of Public Relations Division of the Riau Regional Police, Police Grand Commissioner Sunarto, during a press conference at the Riau Regional Police Headquarters, Wednesday (08/09/21).
The Head of Public Relations Division of the Riau Regional Police who held a press conference accompanied by the Director of Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of the Riau Regional Police, Police Grand Commissioner Teddy Ristiawan and the Head of Sub-Directorate III of Violent Crime of Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of the Riau Regional Police, Police Commissioner Ernis Sitinjak, revealed that this case was related to necessities belonging to UD Jaya Mandiri (Trading Business) located on Dharma Bakti Street, Labuh Baru Barat Village, Payung Sekaki District, Pekanbaru City.
"Where the victim began to know about this crime on August 19, 2021. When the UD Jaya Mandiri driver informed the victim about his suspicions of Sales, they had the initials FT regarding the existence of a fictitious order made by the FT," explained the Head of Public Relations Division of the Riau Regional Police.
It turned out that, on August 23, 2021, FT ordered another basic food from the UD Jaya Mandiri Warehouse for an order from a shop with the initials Jo who claimed to be from Siak Regency. After the food items were loaded, the FT ordered the driver to deliver the groceries to HD's warehouse.
Orders continued. On August 24, 2021, FT again ordered groceries from the UD Jaya Mandiri warehouse, also on orders from Jo in Siak. Then, FT ordered the driver to deliver the groceries to the HD warehouse.
Suspiciously, the victim's husband, P Manurung, and his brother, A Manurung, followed the truck to the HD warehouse.
It turned out that the warehouse was not in Siak Regency but on Riau Street. There, they found several people unloading or moving necessities from 3 (three) pick up cars belonging to victim Sumarni into HD's warehouse.
The victim's husband also ordered the warehouse workers to return the goods put in the warehouse into the car and bring the goods back to the UD Jaya Mandiri warehouse.
FT admitted that he has been working with HD to sell UD Jaya Mandiri basic food items to HD at low prices (below the capital price, ed) and ordered UD Jaya Mandiri drivers to deliver necessities to HD's warehouse, according to 46 sales invoices.
FT created fake sales invoices so that the owner of UD Jaya Mandiri did not know that the basic food items were being sold to HD at low prices.
The FT did not even hand over the payment for necessities according to 46 sales invoices totalling approximately Rp. 3.4 billion to the owner of UD Jaya Mandiri. Instead, he ordered HD to send the money to pay for the groceries to his parents' account, with the initials NS.
FT admitted that he used the money to pay for the necessities for his personal and family needs.
The results of the examination, it turns out that this action has been going on since May 2021 where HD, the owner of the Riau Street Warehouse, was the one who invited FT to work together to sell basic food items from UD Jaya Mandiri to himself at low prices and make invoices for fictitious goods and will be paid gradually to FT.
After the agreement was agreed, the FT ordered/ordered basic food items for the victims to be delivered to several shops in Siak and Pelalawan Regencies.
Then, FT ordered the driver to deliver the necessities to HD's warehouse on Riau Ujung Street, Payung Sekaki District, Pekanbaru City.
After receiving the goods, HD ordered FT to make a fictitious sales invoice so that the owner of UD Jaya Mandiri wouldn't know that the basic food items were sold to HD at low prices.
It is known, from May 2021 to August 24, 2021, FT has made fictitious orders according to 76 sales invoices to be able to bring basic food items from the UD Jaya Mandiri warehouse. Then, ordered the driver to deliver it to the HD warehouse on Riau Street.
For the 46 purchase invoices, HD has sent money in stages to the account of NS, FT's parents, totalling approximately Rp1.4 billion from June 01, 2021, to August 01, 2021.
However, the FT did not hand over the money to the victim either for the payment of necessities according to 76 sales invoices.
"The evidence that we have secured includes BRI Bank Statement in the name of NS, Mrs FT. Sales Invoice as much as 76, 1 (One) unit of VIVO Brand Mobile, 2 (Two) OPPO Brand Mobile Phones, 2 (Two) gold rings and 1 (one) gold bracelet," explained the Head of Public Relations Division of the Riau Regional Police.
