AutoTrade Gold founder Wahyu Kenzo (aka Dinar Wahyu Saptian Dyfrig), has been sentenced to ten years in prison.
Kenzo was also fined Rp. 10 billion (~640,000 USD).
Kenzo and two accomplices were
arrested
in early 2023. Indonesian authorities charged the scammers over operation of
AutoTrade Gold
, an alleged was a $582 million Ponzi scheme.
As
reported by VOI
, Kenzo (right), Bayu Mahardika (aka Bayu Walker) and Raymond Enovan were charged with violating
Article 106 of Law Number 7 of 2014 concerning Trade in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code and Article 5 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering.
Bayu Walker was sentenced to 8 years in prison and a Rp. 6 billion fine (~$384,000 USD).
Raymond Enovan was sentenced to 4 years and six months, as well as a RP 1 billion fine (~$64.000 USD).
Kenzo was facing a maximum 46 years sentence but Yuniarti S. Yudha, Head of the Malang Public Prosecutor’s Team, stated his sentence was “in accordance with our demands.”
🤖 Quick Answer
Who is Wahyu Kenzo and what was his crime?Wahyu Kenzo, founder of AutoTrade Gold, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for operating a $582 million Ponzi scheme. Arrested in early 2023 alongside accomplices Bayu Mahardika and Raymond Enovan, he was convicted of violating Indonesian trade and money laundering laws, receiving a Rp. 10 billion fine.
What were the charges against AutoTrade Gold's operators?
The defendants were charged under Article 106 of Indonesian Trade Law Number 7 of 2014, Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code, and Article 5 paragraph 1 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning money laundering prevention and eradication, relating to fraudulent investment scheme operations.
**What sentences did the other accomplices receive
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