Gao And Kara: The Story of New Zealand Runaway Millionaire

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "How to Change the Data on Your Land Certificate Due to the Impact of Regional Expansion", "Missing 22 Year Old Man Found Thanks to Google Earth", you may read also "Death Row Drug Convict from the Philippines Has Been Returned to Her Country" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Gao And Kara: The Story of New Zealand Runaway Millionaire'.

A husband and wife couple from New Zealand suddenly became billionaires and were living lavishly after the bank mistakenly transferred NZD 10 million or more than IDR 87.4 billion to their account. Their life story was later made into a film entitled "Runaway Millionaire". Their story began when Hui "Leo" Gao (the husband) applied for a NZD100,000 loan to Westpac bank to help his struggling gas station business in Rotorua, New Zealand, in 2009. The loan was approved by Westpac, but a bank employee made a mistake by adding a few zeros, Gao became an instant millionaire.[1]

Gao and his wife, Kara Hurring, were aware that the money was not theirs but apparently that didn't stop them from enjoying every piece of cash. Even at that time they decided to flee to China. Gao previously transferred US$ 6,782,000 of money belonging to the bank to his personal account before he and Hurring fled to China. Gao left first on 29 April 2009, with Hurring allegedly following suit on 3 May. However, until Gao and Hurring fled to China, the bank was still unaware of the error in transferring money to Gao's account. The bank only realized there was a transfer error in Gao's account on May 5 2009. After the bank realizes there is an error, the bank will try to get it back. Because Gao and Hurring had fled, the bank asked the authorities in New Zealand to arrest the couple.[2]

An international manhunt was finally launched with help from Interpol. Finally, Gao was arrested by Interpol when he was about to cross from China to Hong Kong in September 2011, two and a half years after Rotorua police launched an investigation. Gao's arrest came after an Interpol "red alert" appeared when he tried to cross the border from mainland China to Hong Kong. At that time, an Interpol warrant stated that Gao was wanted by the Rotorua District Court, New Zealand on charges of theft and money laundering. Therefore, at that time, Gao was immediately detained by the Hong Kong migration authorities. Gao then appeared before a committal judge at the Eastern Magistrates Court in Sai Wan in late September and was refused bail.[3]

Gao was returned to custody to appear in court again on October 28. He then arrived in New Zealand in the custody of two detectives in December 2011. Then, Gao was released on bail until sentencing on August 24 at Rotorua District Court. Meanwhile her partner Hurring spent 22 months in China before he was arrested in February after traveling back to Auckland to get his daughter Leena's passport. He was last month found guilty by a Rotorua District Court jury of 30 counts of theft, attempting to dishonestly use a bank card and international money laundering.[4] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "Kisah Suami Istri Dapat Uang Transfer Nyasar Rp. 87 Miliar buat Foya-foya", www.detik.com, Ignacio Geordi Oswaldo, 11 Jan 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 18 Januari 2025, Link: https://finance.detik.com/berita-ekonomi-bisnis/d-7727572/kisah-suami-istri-dapat-uang-transfer-nyasar-rp-87-miliar-buat-foya-foya?mtype=mpc.ctr.B-boxccxmpcxmp-modelB

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

How to Change the Data on Your Land Certificate Due to the Impact of Regional Expansion

  

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "Missing 22 Year Old Man Found Thanks to Google Earth", "Death Row Drug Convict from the Philippines Has Been Returned to Her Country", you may read also "Japan Asks Its Citizens To Write Cellphone Passwords And Applications In Wills" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'How to Change the Data on Your Land Certificate Due to the Impact of Regional Expansion'.

Regional expansion is the splitting of a province or district or city into two or more new regions. The impact of this regional expansion is that houses whose regional names change must update the information in their data. Including his land certificate. Secretary of the Directorate General of Determination of Land Rights and Registration (Sesditjen PHPT) Shamy Adrian said that the process of updating the address on this certificate will be free of charge. However, the community must take the initiative to submit it to the Land Office (Kantah) in each district or city. "This area change process is carried out at no cost. What is important is that the applicant can attach a certificate from the relevant sub-district, stating which sub-district the land in question is located in," explained Shamy Adrian.[1]

Regarding changes in address on land certificates due to regional expansion, it is regulated in Government Regulation (PP) Number 24 of 1997 concerning Land Registration. Article 36 in the PP states that maintenance of land registration data is carried out if there are changes to the physical data or juridical data of registered land registration objects. Then, rights holders are required to register these changes with Land Office (Kantah). Later the data on the certificate can be updated automatically in the system after being approved by the management at Land Office (Kantah).[2] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "Cara Ubah Data Sertifikat Tanah yang Terdampak Pemekaran Wilayah, Gratis!", www.detik.com., Sekar Aqillah Indraswari, 28 Des 2024, Diakses pada tanggal 11 Januari 2025, Link: https://www.detik.com/properti/berita/d-7706975/cara-ubah-data-sertifikat-tanah-yang-terdampak-pemekaran-wilayah-gratis

2. Ibid.

Missing 22 Year Old Man Found Thanks to Google Earth

 

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A man has been missing for 22 years without a trace. Thanks to Google Earth, this person's whereabouts were discovered. William Moldt was reported missing from Lantana, Florida, on November 7, 1997. He did not return home after a night out. At around 21.30, the 40 year old man contacted his girlfriend to say he would be home soon. But apparently, that was the last contact between them.[1]

Then the police tried hard to find Moldt, but this case ended up being a cold case for more than two decades. Unexpectedly, in August 2019, a new bright spot where Moldt was located emerged. One day, someone was checking on his old house in the Grand Isles neighborhood of Wellington, Florida. When he looked at Google Earth, he saw something strange in a large pond. Curious, he zoomed in on Google Earth. He also saw an object that looked like a car and immediately contacted the person who lived in the house to check it.[2]

The homeowner, Barry Fay, then flew his drone over the area. It was there that he found a white car that had sunk. Fay rushed to report to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's office. Not long after, the police arrived. When the car was towed and the door opened, they found skeletal remains that were later confirmed to be Moldt's body. "Obviously it had been in the water for a long time," police said. Meanwhile, Fay admitted that she assumed it was just an old car wreck. “I never believed there would be a 22-year-old body,” he admitted to The Palm Beach Post. Additional facts, it turns out that the car has been seen on Google Earth since 2007. This is based on the Charley Project report, an online database of unsolved cases in the US. However, it took 12 years for someone to find it.[3]

Previously, the sheriff's office told the BBC in 2019 that Moldt likely lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a pond. However, witnesses said he did not appear drunk when he left the nightclub. Police insist that when the investigation into Moldt's disappearance was first launched, the car was nowhere to be seen. Now, there is a change in the pool waters so that these vehicles can appear. "You can't say for sure what happened years ago, what happened," police spokeswoman Teri Barbera told the news site. "All we know is that he disappeared from the face of the earth, and now he has been found," he said.[4] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "Kisah Pria Hilang 22 Tahun Tanpa Jejak Ketemu di Google Earth", inet.detik.com., Aisyah Kamaliah, 18 Des 2024, Diakses pada tanggal 24 Desember 2024, Link: https://inet.detik.com/cyberlife/d-7692600/kisah-pria-hilang-22-tahun-tanpa-jejak-ketemu-di-google-earth?mtype=mpc.w.B-boxccxmpcxmp-modelB

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.