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$5m Pertamina fraud spells jail

Two Indonesian civil servants from South Sulawesi have been sentenced to jail for white-collar crime. The two men, Iwan Zulkarnain and Asriadi, were charged with embezzling up to US$4.8 million in taxes from Pertamina and cement company PT Semen Tonasa.

$5m Pertamina fraud spells jail

Zulkarnain, a postal official, was found guilty of transferring taxes from Pertamina and Tonasa into his bank account. He got a 16-year jail sentence. Asriadi, a taxation officer, was found guilty of having filed tax forms as "proof" that the two companies had paid their taxes. He received a 10-year sentence.

Both men had to pay a total of Rp40 billion to the state and a further Rp100 million in fines. An additional three months will be added to their sentences if they fail to pay the penalties.

The two men had used the money for five cars, two motorbikes, a plot of land and a house. There were also significant sums of money in several bank accounts. The men had cheated the two companies from January 2001 to July 2002.

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