Woman sentenced to over 10 years jail for $6 million Ponzi scheme

Published July 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM UTC

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Key Points

Anisha Putri sentenced to 10 years and two months in prison for orchestrating a $6 million Ponzi scheme.
Used new investors' funds to pay returns to earlier investors and cover personal expenses.
Initiated a fake Hermes handbag business, deceiving a buyer of $683,000.
Court highlighted her actions were driven by greed and self-interest.

Background History

Anisha Putri, 47, was the director of a construction business operating in Lombok and Bali. She offered land investment opportunities, guaranteeing profits to attract investors. After the 2018 Lombok earthquake, which caused a significant drop in land prices, she faced financial challenges and resorted to fraudulent schemes to sustain her business.

Anisha Putri, a 47-year-old Indonesian national, has been sentenced to 10 years and two months in prison after pleading guilty to five charges, including cheating and criminal breach of trust. She orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of over $6 million by using funds from new investors to pay returns to earlier ones and cover her personal expenses. Putri operated a construction business in Lombok and Bali, offering land investment opportunities with guaranteed profits. However, following a 2018 earthquake in Lombok that caused land prices to plummet, she faced financial difficulties and resorted to fraudulent activities to maintain her business operations. In addition to the Ponzi scheme, while under investigation, she initiated a fake Hermes handbag business, deceiving a buyer of $683,000 without delivering the products. The court noted that Putri's actions were driven by greed and self-interest, as she retained some of the funds for her own use.