Inp.polri.go.id – Blitar. The City Blitar Sub-regional Police has uncovered graft criminal actions in embezzling customer and BPR Artha Praja funds totaling IDR 1,033 million. The money reportedly was coming from Blitar City Government Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD). Responding to the case, the Criminal Investigation Unit of Blitar City Sub-regional Police, has arrested EW (31), the cashier of Bank Perkreditan Rakyat (BPR) which is owned by Blitar City Government. EW reportedly has been on the run for three years. Following the investigation result, it was then discovered that the embezzled money includes state finances. In enforcing the law for the case, Corruption Investigation Unit of Blitar City Sub-regional Police applies Corruption Crime Law (Tipikor) to launch the investigation for the case. In 2021, Blitar City Sub-regional Police have released warrant for corruption investigation which allegedly violates article 3 to article 9 of the Corruption Law. After launching investigation, police arrest the prime suspect initialed EW in Lumajang on December 22nd, 2023. The examination result reports that the suspect took BPR funds, breached 14 bank customer accounts, reducing one customer's deposit and not paying the cleaning staff's salary. EW also breached authority system by using one of the users account password and forging the hand-sign of a customer on withdrawal and deposit slips. (ad/rd/pr/nm)