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Authorities Close In on Additional Suspects Linked to Multi-Million Baht Online Lottery Fraud Scheme

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Bangkok, Thailand – Authorities are intensifying their investigation into a second group of suspects linked to a lawyer accused of defrauding his clients of millions of baht, a senior police official disclosed on Thursday. Pol Maj-General Montree Teskhan, the head of the Crime Suppression Division, indicated that further evidence was being collected and it remains undecided if the lawyer’s close associates would be treated as witnesses or suspects. The case came to light following allegations made by Jatuporn “Jeh Oy” Ubollert, a former client of the lawyer identified only as Sittha. Ubollert claimed that she … Read more

Prominent Lawyer and Wife Nabbed While Allegedly Fleeing Country Amid Multi-Million Baht Embezzlement Scandal

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Chachoengsao, Thailand — Notorious lawyer Sittha Biabungkerd and his wife, Pathitta, were apprehended by Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers on Thursday amid allegations of a 71-million-baht ($2.1 million) embezzlement scheme. The couple was detained around noon as they allegedly attempted to flee the country, with police intercepting them on a route believed to lead to the Cambodian border. Authorities stated that the Biabungkerds were caught in the Bang Khla district of Chachoengsao as they traveled in their luxury vehicle. Sittha and his wife were reportedly making their escape to Sa Kaew, a district known for … Read more