November 09, 2012
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lawandorder/former-taxman-dhana-gets-seven-years-for-graft-money-laundering/555294
The Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court on Friday found former tax official Dhana Widyatmika guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced him to seven years in jail.
Dhana was also ordered to pay Rp 300 million ($31,152) in fines, or serve an extra three months in jail.
The sentence is lower than 12 years in jail and Rp 1 billion in fines sought by prosecutors.
“We declare that defendant Dhana Widyatmika has been proven validly and convincingly guilty of the crime of corruption,” presiding judge Sudjatmiko said as he read out the verdict.
Dhana, a former officer with South Jakarta’s Pancoran tax office, was named a suspect in February after prosecutors found that he had amassed an “unreasonably large” amount of money — Rp 11.41 billion — compared to his Rp 8 million per month salary.
He received Rp 3.4 billion during the period between Jan. 11, 2006 to Oct. 10, 2007 from a company called Mutiara Virgo, whose president director, Johnny Basuki, is suspected of bribing Dhana in return for receiving a tax break.
Dhana was also found guilty of money laundering.
To conceal his wealth, Dhana spent his money on gold, property and vehicles. He claimed that he inherited his money, but failed to prove it.