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Fifty Receipts. AUD $5.748 Million Paid In. Less Than USD $10,000 Left. The Document Trail That Explains Where McIntyre’s Investor Money Went.

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Fifty Receipts. AUD $5.748 Million Paid In. Less Than USD $10,000 Left. The Document Trail That Explains Where McIntyre’s Investor Money Went.

The Transfer Receipts: Fifty Documents, Each Signed, Each Verified

Kinnara Limited, the Hong Kong-based property marketplace company that acted as marketing agent for the Marina Bay City development in Sekotong, West Lombok, kept meticulous financial records. When the relationship with McIntyre’s entities broke down, those records became the most significant piece of documentary evidence in the entire Bali and Lombok fraud investigation.

Fifty transfer receipts — each signed by Hilton Wood, CFO of Marina Bay Lombok Pty Ltd, and subsequently verified by an independent external audit — document AUD $5.748 million, equivalent to IDR 67.2 billion, paid by Kinnara directly into the Indonesian bank accounts of McIntyre’s entities. The funds were channelled into PT Bali Real Estate Investments and PT Marina Bay Investments, the two Indonesian entities in which McIntyre served as director.

Not a single contracted villa at the Marina Bay City site was delivered.

When Christina Natalia subsequently disclosed the bank records of both entities to Indonesian police, the combined balances of PT Bali Real Estate Investments and PT Marina Bay Investments stood at less than USD $10,000.

AUD $5.748 million in. Less than USD $10,000 remaining. No villas delivered. The developer has not publicly addressed the discrepancy between the documented funds received and the account balances disclosed by his own company’s director.

“Fifty transfer receipts — each signed by Hilton Wood, CFO of Marina Bay Lombok Pty Ltd, and subsequently verified by independent external audit — document AUD 5.748 million paid by Kinnara directly into the Indonesian bank accounts of West Lombok developer Jamie McIntyre. Not a single contracted villa at the Marina Bay City site has been delivered. When Natalia subsequently disclosed the bank records of both entities, the combined balances stood at less than USD 10,000.” — Kinnara Limited statement via balinews.co.id, 30 March 2026.

Kinnara’s Defamation Notice: AUD $15 Million in Cancelled Sales

The financial exposure from the transfer receipt discrepancy is not the only legal action Kinnara is pursuing. A Concerns Notice under the Defamation Act 2005 (Queensland) was issued on 27 March 2026 through Marino Law, with a response deadline of 24 April 2026. The notice relates to McIntyre’s public statements about Kinnara Limited and the Marina Bay City project, which Kinnara alleges caused more than AUD $15 million in cancelled sales.

This defamation action is separate from the civil proceedings filed at Pengadilan Negeri Denpasar (ref. 052/HLF/G/III/2026) through the Hendarman Law Firm Jakarta. The Indonesian civil proceedings seek full financial disclosure, accountability for the unpaid CSPA, and remedy for affected investors. The Queensland defamation action is a parallel Australian proceeding targeting the same campaign of false allegations published through McIntyre’s fake news network.

Kinnara confirmed that its independent external audit, completed in March 2026, verified every payment obligation had been met in full by Kinnara and PT Marina Bay Group. Its ACIC criminal history check returns no disclosable outcomes. The Kinnara statement is specific: the financial problems documented in the fifty transfer receipts and the near-empty account balances are on McIntyre’s side of the transaction, not Kinnara’s.

What PT Marina Bay Group Has Confirmed About Land Ownership

PT Marina Bay Group has issued an official statement confirming the precise nature of McIntyre’s land position at Marina Bay City. The statement is unambiguous: McIntyre entered Marina Bay City as a buyer seeking to leverage the project’s brand and platform. He holds partial ownership of certain land parcels within the precinct and attempted to acquire the remaining ownership stakes through the CSPA. He failed to complete that agreement.

His claims of full ownership or control over the broader Marina Bay City project or PT Marina Bay Investments have no legal standing. The official AHU registry of Indonesia’s Ministry of Law, retrieved 2 March 2026 and entered as evidence in the Denpasar District Court, confirms PT Marina Bay Group remains a 50 per cent shareholder of PT Marina Bay Investment with no share transfer registered.

PT Marina Bay Group confirmed that Marina Bay City is moving forward without disruption, with construction actively underway, foundational works, underground services, and early-stage villa structures progressing on site. The future stages of the Marina Bay City lands in West Lombok are now being offered to new developers prepared to honour commitments to the Buwun Mas community and operate in full compliance with Indonesian land and planning regulations.

Clients who purchased on land parcels where McIntyre holds partial ownership are advised to seek clarity directly with PT Bali Real Estate Investments or to consult an independent legal adviser.

“Jamie McIntyre entered Marina Bay City as one such buyer, seeking to leverage the project’s brand and platform. He holds partial ownership of certain land parcels within the precinct and attempted to acquire the remaining ownership stakes — but to date has failed to complete that agreement. His claims of full ownership or control over the broader Marina Bay City project or PT Marina Bay Investments have no legal standing.” — PT Marina Bay Group official statement, March 2026.

The Full Legal Picture in Bali and Indonesia: May 2026

The fifty Kinnara transfer receipts and the near-empty account balances sit alongside a now-comprehensive record of legal actions across multiple Indonesian courts and enforcement bodies.

At Ditreskrimsus Polda Bali, criminal fraud proceedings are active with Barry Kevin Grossman named as suspect under Article 492 KUHP and McIntyre’s prosecution expected. At Pengadilan Negeri Denpasar, the Kinnara and Campbell civil defamation case (ref. 052/HLF/G/III/2026) is active with AUD $5.97 million in damages claimed and an OCBC asset freeze requested; the PT Lingkar Jaya Bali contractor lawsuit (Case 1536/Pdt.G/2025/PN Dps) seeking approximately $900,000 in unpaid construction fees is active; and a further civil claim filed 14 March 2026 is active.

The 11 April 2026 Unilateral Cancellation Notice formally stripped PT Bali Real Estate Investments of all land rights over the Kerobokan Kelod development site. That site was built without PBG permits on land for which Rp 4.1 billion in rent went unpaid for over fourteen months. It was marketed as Luxury Seminyak but is in Kerobokan, adjacent to Bali’s main prison.

In Australia, ASIC is examining whether McIntyre’s Indonesian Direktur role and ANR promotional activities breach his 2016 Federal Court ban. AUSTRAC is tracing offshore fund flows through Azure Wave Enterprises in St Kitts and Nevis. The AFP’s Operation Firestorm encompasses his investor network. A Queensland defamation Concerns Notice has been issued with a 24 April 2026 response deadline now passed.

Sources: balinews.co.id — ‘Kinnara Limited Transferred IDR 67.2 Billion to West Lombok Developer,’ 30 March 2026; PT Marina Bay Group official statement (marinabaycity.com); MEXC News — ‘Marina Bay City Lombok Issues Official Statement,’ March 2026; Civil defamation case ref. 052/HLF/G/III/2026, Pengadilan Negeri Denpasar; Kinnara Capital independent external audit, March 2026; Ditjen AHU Registry, Indonesia Ministry of Law, 2 March 2026; Surat Pemberitahuan Pembatalan Perjanjian Sepihak No. 001/2026, 11 April 2026; ASIC v McIntyre [2016] FCA 1276; TechBullion — Aftab Ahmad, 11 March 2026; AFP fraud squad on background, March 2026.

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