President Director Of West Bandung BUMD Suspect Of Blank Check Fraud, Estimated Loss Reaches IDR 2 Billion

President Director of PT Perdana Multiguna Sarana, which is a Regional Owned Enterprise (BUMD) owned by West Bandung Regency (KBB) Deden Robby Firman alias DRF, was presented in the release of a fraud case with an empty check at the Cimahi Police Station, West Java, Saturday (14/6/2025). ANTARA/Ricky Prayoga.

JABAR - Cimahi Police said that the fraud value by the President Director of PT Perdana Multiguna Sarana, which is a Regional Owned Enterprise (BUMD) owned by West Bandung Regency (KBB) Deden Robby Firman alias DRF with blank checks, could potentially be more than IDR 2 billion.

The reason is, in addition to the loss of Rp. 659,970,000. From fraud with blank checks that led to the arrest of DRF, Cimahi Police investigators also found a potential loss greater than fraud activities by the person concerned.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Cimahi Police, AKP Dimas Charis Suryo Nugroho, revealed that this was known over time in the investigation process, where his party received the same modus operandi and reported.

"For the second reporting, the estimated loss is around Rp. 1.8 billion," said Dimas in Cimahi, Saturday, June 15, which was confiscated by Antara.

For the new report, Dimas said that his party would handle it intensively and quickly by coordinating with the prosecutor's office to speed up the filing process of all reports.

"So later we will update regarding the handling of cases for other reports," he said.

Previously, the President Director of PT Perdana Multiguna Sarana, which is a Regional Owned Enterprise (BUMD) owned by West Bandung Regency (KBB) Deden Robby Firman alias DRF, was arrested for committing fraud with blank checks.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Cimahi Police revealed that the suspect DRF, which caused losses to hundreds of millions of victims, was charged with Article 375 and/or 372 of the Criminal Code regarding criminal acts of fraud and embezzlement with a maximum penalty of four years in prison.

"We have uncovered a case of fraudulent blank checks carried out by the President Director of the Regional Owned Enterprises (BUMD) of West Bandung Regency (KBB). On June 2, 2025, a suspect was named in that case. In the investigation process, it is known that the person concerned is the President Director of PT Perdana Multipurpose Sarana," said Dimas in Cimahi, Saturday.

Dimas said that the DRF suspect was suspected of abusing his authority by carrying out fictitious business transactions, namely ordering 15 tons of frozen chicken in the name of BUMD and using one check as payment.

Then, when it will mature and the funds will be disbursed in a bank in the Padalarang area, it is revealed that the check is empty, causing losses to the victim amounting to Rp659,970,000.

"So the bank refused the check, because there was no funds in it so it could not be disbursed," he said.

And on April 21, 2025, continued Dimas, the victim reported to the Cimahi Police. From the results of the rapid investigation and investigation, DRF could be immediately named a suspect.