Police, FBI seize luxury yacht off Bali

davita

Nice looking yacht...anybody want to join me in a consortium to bid when they auction it off in Bali as the proceeds of ill-gotten criminal activity. I'll start the bidding at Rp.500,000 .....but my ceiling is higher. o_O:D

Mark

The owner is purported to be a Malaysian named Jho Low, who reportedly is in thick with the 1MDB investment debacle. Singapore has already seized the guy's plane, and now Indonesia has his yacht. Don't think it will be auctioned though davita, the US Govt has already claimed it!

davita

The owner is purported to be a Malaysian named Jho Low, who reportedly is in thick with the 1MDB investment debacle. Singapore has already seized the guy's plane, and now Indonesia has his yacht. Don't think it will be auctioned though davita, the US Govt has already claimed it!

The law here is 'finders keepers.' Susi will probably blow it up as an illegal pirate yacht.....http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/personalities/article/2121483/tattooed-indonesian-fisheries-minister-will-blow-your-mind

Mark

Can't imagine anyone blowing up a $250 million yacht, not even Susi.

Harry08

Mark wroteCan't imagine anyone blowing up a $250 million yacht, not even Susi.

This is like zillion-billion rupee fireworks. I don't mind seeing that. Btw, who is Susi? (It translates to wolf in some languages)

Harry08

Davits, you changed my mind about blowing it up. You can add rp. 500k from me when bidding for the boat. I don't mind getting the third of this beauty and the revenue it will generate. Checking out Susi... After I mix me a G&T

Harry08

Interesting. I like Susi. Btw, China is like huge skid-mark in our planet's proverbial underpants. 600000000 idiots can really mess things up at globally.

balinews

A luxury yacht sought by US authorities was seized Wednesday off the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, officials said, with the vessel reportedly linked to a corruption scandal at Malaysia's state investment fund. Authorities boarded and searched the Cayman Island-registered vessel, which is reportedly worth some $250 million and is owned by Jho Low, a former unofficial adviser to the Malaysian fund 1MDB. The US Justice Department alleges in civil lawsuits that $4.5 billion was looted from 1MDB in an audacious campaign of fraud and money-laundering. "Based on the US investigation, part of the money was used to buy a yacht which has been sailing in Indonesia," said Daniel Silitonga, a senior Indonesian police official, who declined to specify whether the US hunt for the boat was linked to the 1MDB case. "We are still investigating who the owners of the yacht are." Some Indonesian and Malaysian media reported that the boat was owned by Low. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/02/28/indonesia-seizes-yacht-in-bali-wanted-by-us-investigators.html

davita

Harry08 wroteThis is like zillion-billion rupee fireworks. I don't mind seeing that. [COLOR=#ff0000]Btw, who is Susi?[/COLOR] (It translates to wolf in some languages)

OMG harry...you live in Indonesia and never heard of Susi...please click on my link post # 4 and introduce yourself to the 'baddest bitch' in RI's Parliament...:D Actually I also couldn't stomach the idea of blowing up such a handsome yacht. I thought us guys could steal it and have the ogoh ogoh guys build a wire/plaster replica and have Susi blow that up in front of the TV news. We then re-paint the yacht, change its name, re-register it in Bali and rent it to rich adventurers who want to cruise within Indonesia territorial waters. BTW I have a yacht captain's license and my wife, an ex Flight Attendant, can mix a mean martini.....watuguysthink?:cool:

Teddybear

davita wroteOMG harry...you live in Indonesia and never heard of Susi...please click on my link post # 4 and introduce yourself to the 'baddest bitch' in RI's Parliament...:D Actually I also couldn't stomach the idea of blowing up such a handsome yacht. I thought us guys could steal it and have the ogoh ogoh guys build a wire/plaster replica and have Susi blow that up in front of the TV news. We then re-paint the yacht, change its name, re-register it in Bali and rent it to rich adventurers who want to cruise within Indonesia territorial waters. BTW I have a yacht captain's license and my wife, an ex Flight Attendant, can mix a mean martini.....watuguysthink?:cool:

Right, lets go , jump into a rubber dingy , cut its moorings and guide it out to international waters and claim salvage rights , oh yeh we will need a jerrycan of juice to cruise to Somalia and sell it to them for some quick cash and then we party in Nice Ooh la la wee madam. ( In case Big Brother is listening, I am only Joking )

davita

Teddybear wroteRight, lets go , jump into a rubber dingy , cut its moorings and guide it out to international waters and claim salvage rights , oh yeh we will need a jerrycan of juice to cruise to Somalia and sell it to them for some quick cash and then we party in Nice Ooh la la wee madam. ( In case Big Brother is listening, I am only Joking )

OK T .....you get that going on and, when you need a Captain, get in touch. Meanwhile I've oiled-up my old sextant, salvaged some dead-reckoning charts and practiced on my morse-key. Unfortunately, my hand shakes too much but my doctor says he has some pills....but they'll make me drowsy. Don't worry about salary...I work for food and vodka....lots of vodka...:D

Mark

The law here is 'finders keepers.' Susi will probably blow it up as an illegal pirate yacht.....http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/personalities/article/2121483/tattooed-indonesian-fisheries-minister-will-blow-your-mind

Case closed, the US feds got the yacht...http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/03/08/indonesia-hands-over-1mdb-linked-luxury-yacht-to-fbi-police.html

davita

Case closed, the US feds got the yacht...http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/03/08/indonesia-hands-over-1mdb-linked-luxury-yacht-to-fbi-police.html

Thanks for the link Mark. There you go....another million dollar idea I've had gone awry. Maybe Susi will still get a shot at it before they remove from Indonesian sovereign waters. I wonder if I should send my CV to the FBI..... maybe they'll need someone to steer it back to USA if they put the Capt. in the jammy.