(Police Report No: LP/ 169/ IV/ 2007/ Polsek Kuta, dated 9 April 2007 with STPL/ 1447/ IV/ 2007/ Polsek)

The Initial Report:

Michael and Made Jati became business partners with Gary and Pamela Hewson in October 1997 and opened Kori Restaurant in June 1998. Michael and Made Jati owned the property and financed the project, Michael designed and built the restaurant, and Gary was the operating partner. All went smoothly until 2006 when Made Jati began demanding control of the restaurant from Gary. She now refered to him as an “employee” and she refused his requests for meetings.

In 2007, claiming to have no knowledge of the partnership agreement she had signed with Michael, Gary and Pamela in 1997, Made Jati seized control of Kori Restaurant after intimidating the staff with premen or thugs. She then filed a criminal report against Gary at the Denpasar police (Poltabes), claiming that his receipt of 50% of the profits from 1998 through 2007 was Embezzlement because he was only an employee rather than a partner.

Gary reported Made Jati at Polsek Kuta for suspected Fraud. Gary had the original partnership agreement and many other documents detailing the partnership, including many signed receipts from Made Jati acknowledging his “50% profit share” since 1998.

Examining the original founding documents for the corporation, it also appeared highly likely that the documents were fraudulent and falsely dated, and it suggested that Made Jati had planned a fraud from the very beginning of the partnership.

Investigators at Polsek Kuta interviewed five witnesses in the case.

Later Developments:

There were no later developments. Polsek Kuta dropped the case with the explanation "not enough evidence", but without proper documentation of their reasoning. No serious investigation took place.

Although Polsek Kuta halted their investigation, Poltabes continued to summon Gary for interviews. In a separate case at Poltabes, Made Jati also reported Gary's manager at Kori for Embezzlement but the investigators apparently told the manager that they would drop the charges against him if he would help them get Gary. Gary took the Poltabes investigations as warnings not to push his complaint at Polsek Kuta. Gary gave up fighting for his partnership and fled Bali.

(Laporan Polisi No: LP / 169 / IV / 2007 / Polsek Kuta, tanggal 9 April 2007 dengan STPL / 1447 / IV / 2007 / Polsek)

Laporan Awal:

Michael dan Made Jati setujui mitra bisnis dan Pamela Gary Hewson pada bulan Oktober 1997 dan Kori Restaurant dibuka pada bulan Juni 1998. Michael dan Made Jati milik properti dan membiayai proyek, Michael mengdesign dan membangun, dan Gary adalah mitra operasi. Semua berjalan lancar sampai tahun 2006 ketika Made Jati mulai menuntut kendali restoran dari Gary. Dia mulai sebutkan Gary sebagai seorang karyawan dan ia menolak permohonannya untuk merunding.

Pada tahun 2007 Made Jati mengatakan dia tidak ingat apa-apa tentang perjanjian kemitraan yang dia tandatangani sama Michael, Gary dan Pamela pada tahun 1997, Made Jati merebut Kori Restoran setelah menakutkan staf dengan premen. Dia kemudian mengajukan laporan pidana terhadap Gary pada polisi Denpasar (Poltabes), menyatakan bahwa penerimaan Gary sebesar 50% dari keuntungan dari 1998 sampai 2007 adalah Penggelapan karena dia hanya seorang karyawan bukan mitra.

Gary melaporkan Made Jati di Polsek Kuta karena Penipuan. Gary punya perjanjian kemitraan asli dan dokumen-dokumen lain yang merinci kemitraan, termasuk bayak kwitansi dengan tandatangan Made Jati sendiri yang mengakui "50% saham laba" sejak tahun 1998.

Meneliti dokumen asli pendirian PT, ada banyak kejanggalan sampai kemungkinan besar dokumen-dokumen pendirian itu mengandung kepalsuan dan dusta tanggal, dan kelihatan seolah Made Jati sudah merencanakan penipuan dari awal kemitraan.

Penyidik di Polsek Kuta mewawancarai lima saksi dalam kasus tersebut.

Perkembangan:

Tidak ada perkembangan selanjutnya. Polsek Kuta menelantarkan kasus dengan penjelasan "tidak cukup bukti", tetapi tanpa dokumentasi lengkap. Tidak ada investigasi yang serius.

Meskipun Polsek Kuta hentikan penyelidikan, Poltabes terus memanggil Gary untuk wawancara. Dalam kasus terpisah di Poltabes, Made Jati juga melaporkan manajer Kori Restaurant untuk Penggelapan namun para peneliti tampaknya mengatakan kepada manajer bahwa mereka akan membatalkan tuntutan terhadap dirinya jika membantu mereka mendapatkan Gary. Gary memahami investigasi Poltabes sebagai peringatan untuk jangan mendorong pengaduan di Polsek Kuta. Gary menyerah berjuang untuk hak kemitraan dan melarikan diri dari Bali.