Google denies involvement in $125 million Chromebook graft case in Indonesia

Maria Simulescu

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Former Google executives on Monday denied the company’s involvement in a massive procurement project at Indonesia’s Education Ministry that prosecutors say caused $125 million in state losses. Nadiem Anwar Makarim, 41, a co-founder of Indonesia’s ride-hailing and payment company Gojek, was arrested in September as a former education minister following an investigation into the alleged corruption linked to the procurement of Chromebook laptops. Scott Beaumont, former