Monday, July 30, 2012

The Strange Story of Citibank's Missing Debt Collectors




The fugitive debt collectors were interrogating an Indonesian Citi customer at the time of his death.  Irzen Octa, an Indonesian businessman, died in a Citi office under mysterious circumstances last March, while debt collectors were questioning him about money he owed on a Citibank credit card. Now, two of the three collectors convicted in Octa's death are reportedly on the run from the law.

Arif Lukman and Henry Waslinton, who were each sentenced to five years in prison last month for their role in the March 2011 interrogation, have failed to answer a court summons for detention, according to the Jakarta Globe. On Wednesday, both men were declared fugitives.

Octa, who owed Citi more than $11,000 at the time of his death, met with third-party collectors on March 28, 2011, in an attempt to negotiate a settlement. He was found dead in the Citi office that afternoon…..

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