THE Thai Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) today (March 2) issued arrest warrants for Mr. Ben Smith, aka Benjamin Mauerberger, and his wife Ms. Katriya Beaver on charges of transnational investment fraud with losses amounting to over 1 billion baht, Amarin TV and PPTVHD36 said. Ben Smith is a foreign businessman classified by the United
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People’s calls for recounting of votes in 10 questionable constituencies
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’s, the second largest elected party in Sunday’s election, today (Feb.10) called for the recounting of votes in 10 constituencies amidst allegations of electoral rigging and irregularities. Given complaints of electoral rigging and irregularities filed by people in those constituencies and elsewhere in the provinces, the reformist camp insisted
Read moreCambodian scam compound yields trove of fraud evidence, Thai military says
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News CHONG CHOM, Thailand/ODDAR MEANCHEY, Cambodia – The Thai military said on Monday (Feb. 2) it had recovered a trove of evidence of transnational fraud from a Cambodian scam compound seized during clashes last year between the two countries along their disputed border. Briefing reporters and foreign delegates in
Read morePopular actress nabbed on charges of defrauding 17 people
FAMOUS actress Rybena Intachai, aka Nana Rybena, was arrested today (Dec. 3) on charges of defrauding 17 close friends, acquaintances, and parents of students studying at international schools out of a total of 195 million baht, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Thatsaphum Jaruprat, commander of the Economic Crime Suppression Division,
Read moreSuspect in Dr.Boon fraud case arrested, flying back from China
A THAI woman suspected to have helped Dr. Boon Vanasin, 86, in allegedly defrauding investors has been arrested in China and is flying back to Thailand tonight (Apr. 7). The suspect, Ms. Thitiporn Chalermrattanaprateep, who was arrested at Guangzhou, had acted as a broker for Dr. Boon who is on the run from charges
Read moreGraft-busters uncover ticket scam at Similan National Park
THE National Anti-Corruption Commission’s “Andaman Shark Task Force” yesterday (March 25) mounted a sting operation at Similan National Park, off Phang Nga province, and found that several boats fraudulently under reported the number of tourists they brought to the islands and even those with E-tickets these were cheaper ones for Thais, Naewna newspaper said
Read moreFilipino couple wanted for investment fraud nabbed in Thailand
A FILIPINO couple wanted under as many as 150 arrest warrants for investment fraud were rounded up in Thailand at the request of the Philippines embassy, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanumas Boonnalak, head of Immigration Police, and his team said at a press conference that there was also an Interpol red notice
Read moreDSI slaps four charges against 18 iCon Group bosses
THE Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is moving to file four charges against all 18 executives of The iCon Group after going through 300,000 pages documents and questioning 50 witnesses, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 20). Investigation was launched after investors complained to police that they had lost hundreds of thousands and up to
Read moreCourt orders detention of Dr. Boon’s ex-wife, daughter
THE CRIMINAL Court on Ratchadapisek road today (Nov. 25) ordered the detention of fraud suspect on the run Dr. Boon Vanasin’s ex-wife and daughter pending consideration of documents after they submitted 2 million baht each for bail, Naewna newspaper said. The next hearing on a bail request by Mrs. Charuwan Vanasin, 79, and their
Read moreDriver: Dr. Boon and ex-wife lived in the same house
THE driver of the ex-wife of Dr. Boon Vanasin, 86, who is on the run from charges of defrauding investors said at noon today (Nov. 24) when he brought food for her and their daughter who are being detained and questioned at Phaya Thai police station that the two of them lived in the
Read moreTwo Swedish men wanted on fraud charges arrested in Pattaya
TWO SWEDISH men wanted in their home country for allegedly running a call centre gang that scammed over 50 million baht were arrested in Pattaya for overstaying, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Oct. 29). Upon being tipped off that Swedish men who allegedly ran a call centre gang were hiding in Bang Lamung district
Read moreWoman who defrauded New Zealand Ambassador caught after 14 years
A THAI woman who was part of a gang that had defrauded the New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand in 2008 by making a fake copy of his credit card and spending over 10 million baht was arrested yesterday after 14 years on the run, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 19). Central Investigation Bureau chief
Read moreThai police arrest suspect wanted by FBI
By Naewna and Theloadstar.com CRIME Suppression Division (CSD) police arrested a German-American man on the charges of conspiracy to defraud through electronic media and money laundering at his condo in Ladprao Soi 10, Chatuchak district, today (Apr. 14), Naewna newspaper said. CSD Commander Pol.Lt.Gen. Montree Thetkhan led a team to arrest the suspect wanted
Read moreEx-deputy premier ‘sues couple, parents for fraud’
AN ALLEGED police letter to a former deputy prime minister who had an affair with a married woman which is circulating online today (Jan. 11) states that progress had been made on fraud charges he had filed against the couple and the woman’s parents, Matichon newspaper said. This follows Mr. Sittra Biabungkerd, a well-known
Read moreIndian financier Rakesh Saxena’s 335 years imprisonment upheld
THE Supreme Court today (Sept. 12) upheld a sentence of a 335 years imprisonment and 33.5 million baht fine plus refund of 2.5 billion baht against Indian financier Rakesh Saxena for massive embezzlement that led to the collapse of Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC) in the mid-1990s, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said.
Read moreThree suspects arrested in food fraud raid
POLICE arrested three suspects on trademark counterfeiting charges in a raid on a single-storey house in Pathum Thani province where unbranded monosodium glutamate (MSG) food additive was found falsely-labelled under a well-known brand, Sanook.com said yesterday (July 27). Altogether 54,445 items separated into 21 categories were seized during the raid and aside from the
Read moreInterpol issues red notice for Thai woman, Singaporean husband in 800m baht fraud case
THAI police are following up on the international hunt for a Thai woman and her Singaporean husband for whom Interpol has issued a red notice after 180 victims of their alleged luxury bags and watches fraud with losses totalling over 800 million baht had filed complaints with Singaporean police, Naewna newspaper said today (July
Read moreDSI moves to seize 1bn baht assets from Chiang Mai, Krabi condo developer
THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) today (June 24) raided the office and residence of a condo developer in Chiang Mai and gathered documents to seize assets worth 1 billion baht over fraud charges in the development of projects in this northern city and Krabi, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Traiyarit Temhuong, DSI’s head, said the
Read moreWanted Hungarian man arrested for overstaying more than 10 years
A HUNGARIAN man wanted in his country on insurance fraud and forgery charges was arrested in Bangkok today (Jan. 18) for overstaying his visa for over 10 years, Naewna newspaper said. Immigration police said at a press briefing that the Hungarian man, only identified as Mr. Lajos, 48, was arrested at a condominium on New
Read morePolice: Suspect in kidnap case likely tipped off CNN about used medical gloves
CENTRAL Investigation Bureau (CIB) police today (Oct. 27) revealed that an American man who is believed to have given information to CNN on used medical gloves being exported to the US is a suspect in the kidnapping of a Taiwanese man to collect debts, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirapob Phuridet, CIB chief, told
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