Ten individuals suspected of operating a sham funding scheme, donning the name of the distinguished Chaipattana Foundation, have been apprehended by the Thai police. The Chaipattana fraud team have caused havoc since 2021, deceiving their victims into believing they were investing in improvement initiatives within the Northeast region.
Backdoor came from the police’s prime boss, the Crime Suppression Division chief, Montree Theskhan, who conveyed the unfolding scenario to the press yesterday. According to him, a thorough investigation had led them to the conclusion that ten people were integral to the unscrupulous operations. Consequently, the law enforcement officers conducted operations across diverse areas, namely Chaiyaphum, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, Kalasin, Chiang Mai, Lampang, and Suphan Buri, the place the fraudulent actions had transpired.
Montree elaborated that of the recognized suspects, seven had been apprehended and charged with conspiring and committing fraud. The alleged culprits in the Chaipattana fraud are 59 12 months outdated Somchai Namsom, 61 year previous Suriyaphan Sattayapitak, fifty nine year outdated Aukkarawat Promkamnoi, sixty five year outdated Prasan Saengsawang, sixty one year old Niphon Phukongka, fifty eight year previous Warapon Suwankammun, and 51 12 months outdated Somsak Khanthong, all of whom have denied the allegations levelled in opposition to them.
During their enforcement operations, the police seized important evidence, which included detailed papers of 20 hypothetical tasks used to lure their victims, 18 bank passbooks, three ATM playing cards, and four mobile phones. Their pursuit is still on for the remaining two people linked with the racket, named Kittisak Saiprom, who’s 58 years old, and fifty three 12 months old Metta Khanthong. Intriguingly, an extra suspect, 60 yr outdated Lerdpong Chaiwonglerd, is at present serving a sentence for another unrelated felony offence reported Bangkok Post.
The ignition of investigations into the Chaipattana fraud was sparked off by the Chaipattana Foundation themselves in 2021 after they noticed one thing was amiss. Montree defined that greater than 20 unsuspecting victims had been swindled out of a combined sum of 1.5 million baht or around US$45,200. The duped victims had been under the assumption that their funds had been being invested into about ninety non-existent initiatives for water retention within the northeast, popularly known as kaem ling or monkey cheeks..