He founded the airline Travel Air, based in Madang, PNG, and is part of the Sarakolok West Transport (SWT) Group, owned by Wartoto.
[3] Further, in September 2011, he filed a Judicial Review application in the National Court at Waigani over police questioning him about the alleged misappropriation of K10 million air freight subsidy.
[4] Wartoto was arrested in August 2011 and charged in relation to the misappropriation of K7 million intended for the renovation of Kerevat National High School.
[citation needed] A Papua New Guinea corruption Task Force has put 33 prominent citizens on a watch list, including Eremas Wartoto and several politicians, telling the national airline to monitor their travel.
SWT are alleged to have tried to extort $4.5 million from the Manus provincial government by selling it a boat that had already been paid for by the National Planning Department.