An Indonesian woman who ran a second-hand luxury bag business in the Central Business District (CBD) sold customers\u2019 bags but misappropriated the proceeds, cheating five people of nearly $140,000 in total.<\/p>\n
According to Shin Min Daily News, the Indonesian national Ringga Dwi Rizky Irianto, 36, was sentenced to eight months\u2019 jail<\/a> on August 15 and was ordered to repay $91,950 to the victims.<\/p>\n She faced five charges of criminal breach of trust<\/a>. She admitted to three charges, with the remaining two taken into consideration for sentencing.<\/p>\n At the time of the offences, Irianto was the owner of West Closet, a business that bought and sold luxury bags. Its shop was located at OUE Downtown Gallery on Shenton Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n Investigations revealed that the company operated on a consignment basis, under which customers handed their items to the retailer to sell on their behalf. The retailer would then take a portion of the sale proceeds as commission.<\/p>\n If the items were not sold within the stipulated period, they would be returned to the customers.<\/p>\n Customers were required to leave their bags at the shop for at least 60 days or face a $60 penalty. For each bag<\/a> sold, the company would take a commission ranging from $200 to $900.<\/p>\n On July 2, 2022, one of the victims consigned a gold Herm\u00e8s<\/a> Kelly 25, a Herm\u00e8s Picotin and a Chanel<\/a> mini bag at the accused\u2019s shop. The victim was promised a total of $51,000 if all three bags were sold.<\/p>\n The victim subsequently received a notification stating that the proceeds would be deposited into their bank account within seven days of the bags being sold.<\/p>\n The accused eventually sold all three bags for about $51,000 in total. However, instead of handing the proceeds to the victim as agreed, she misappropriated the money to fulfil another customer\u2019s order.<\/p>\n Using a similar method, the accused misappropriated $33,500 from a second victim who had consigned a Herm\u00e8s bag at the shop. She also misappropriated $23,500 from a third victim who had likewise consigned a Herm\u00e8s bag.<\/p>\n According to the charges, the accused committed criminal breach of trust involving five victims and a total of $139,750 between March and July 2022.<\/p>\n She was arrested in September 2022 and formally charged in 2024. She has since made partial restitution of $41,000.<\/p>\n Have something to say? Join in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Explore more on these topics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n See something interesting? Contribute<\/a> your story to us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nCompany operated on consignment basis<\/h2>\n
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