US EditionThailand Seeks Arrest of Foreigner Accused of $30 Million Cross-Border Fraud
Ben Smith and wife face fraud and money laundering charges after deceiving a victim into investing over US$30 million in stocks, real estate, and other assets, officials said.
- Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau accused Ben Smith and his wife Cattaliya Beevor of defrauding a foreign victim of over $30 million through investment scams dating back to 2016.
- Arrest warrants were issued on fraud and money laundering charges against the couple, accused of deceiving the victim into investing in stocks, real estate, a private jet and energy businesses.
- Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul, who claimed to know Smith but was not close to him, said the warrants aligned with the government's policy of cracking down on scammers regardless of who they are.
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