The Short-Lived Account
The bank account used to route Tommy’s money has yet to be reported to the Finance Department. It is just one of thousands of shadow accounts.
March 20, 2007
The teller at BNI bank, Tebet branch, South Jakarta, smiled politely while apologizing. She returned the deposit slip to Tempo. “The bank account in question is already closed,” she said.
“When was that bank account closed?”
“Since last year, Sir.”
On Thursday morning last week, Tempo attempted to deposit some money into bank account number 0047885273 at BNI. “Is it correct, that it is in the name of the Directorate General for L
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