Melinda Dee stashes money overseas

A Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) official revealed on Thursday that Citibank embezzlement suspect Inong Malinda, aka Melinda Dee, stashed some of her money in several banks overseas.

PPATK head Yunus Husein said Melinda had used four different ID cards to open several different accounts at the banks.

“There are four different names [used by Melinda] in several bank accounts overseas,” said Yunus in Medan on Thursday as quoted by tribunnews.com.

Yunus, however, declined to name the four identities used by Melinda or the names of the banks or the countries where Melinda kept the money she allegedly stole from Citibank customers.

Meanwhile, National Police official Sr. Comr. Arief Sulistiyanto said the investigators would pursue the money laundering allegations that have been raised by PPATK.

As of Wednesday, over 50 officials who were clients of Melinda were suspected of being linked with the fraud case that may indicate money laundering, PPATK said.

The PPATK was studying the money-laundering indications in 28 transaction reports from two insurance firms and eight banks, including unidentified state-owned, private and foreign-owned lenders.