Ex-Abbot of Thai Temple Jailed 50 Years over $79m Embezzlement Scandal Linked to Online Gambling Network

Ex-abbot of Thai temple jailed 50 years over 2bil baht embezzlement scandal linked to online gambling network

BANGKOK: A Thai court has sentenced a former abbot of Wat Rai Khing to 50 years in prison after finding him guilty in a major embezzlement case involving more than two billion baht (US$62.14 million) in temple funds, with money trails linked to online gambling networks and close associates.

Ex-abbot of Thai temple jailed 50 years over $79m embezzlement scandal linked to online gambling network

The court found the former abbot guilty on 19 counts, and his sentence was capped at 50 years. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Wat Rai Khing abbot gets 50 years for B2bn embezzlement

The 70-year-old former abbot of Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Pathom, Yaem Ingkrungkao, was on Wednesday sentened to 50 years in prison in a high-profile temple funds fraud case that broke last year.

Former temple abbot in Thailand sentenced to 50 years in jail for embezzling S$79M

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Former Temple Abbot And Accomplice Sentenced To 50 Years For Fraud

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Former Abbot of Wat Rai Khing Jailed for 50 Years Over 2 Billion Baht Fraud

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