Tag: fraud
Indian 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. …
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Three 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 …
Interpol 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 …
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DSI 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 …
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Police: 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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Thai man files complaint after losing over 3m baht in Chinese business fraud
A THAI BUSINESSMAN who was defrauded of 3.6 million baht by a Chinese company after a product he ordered was not delivered petitioned the Chinese embassy for help before reporting the swindle to Technology Crime Suppression Division police, Siam Rath newspaper said today (Oct. 15). Mr. Somchai Saengwichaipat, 55, director of Amadeus Piano …
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ATM card finder tripped up by online fraudster
A GOOD Samaritan who upon finding an ATM card tried to search for the owner by posting pictures of it online immediately gave an opportunity to a cyber swindler who used the unmasked number and security code to spend 20,000 baht on an online shopping spree, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Oct. 2, 2020). Mr. …
American charged with defrauding Thai investor
ARRESTED and charged with swindling a Thai investor is an American man who was tracked down to a hotel in Watthana district where he was hiding, INN News reported today (July 22, 2020). Pol.Lt.Gen. Sompong Chingduong, head of the Immigration Bureau, together with officers from the Special Crime Operation Sub-division told the Press that the …