Tin Graft Case Snares Indonesian Socialite in $17 Billion Probe

A corruption case roiling Indonesia’s tin industry has dragged in a local socialite as investigators expand their probe into potentially $17 billion in losses.

The Attorney General’s Office identified more than a dozen suspects in the probe, including former directors at state-owned PT Timah, the husband of a local actress and a socialite who’s been dubbed “Crazy Rich” by local media.

The graft case involving Timah, the world’s fifth largest tin producer, offers a glimpse into the country’s opaque tin industry that partly relies on illegal mining to meet demand. The Attorney General’s Office said the environmental and economic ...