Bangkok, March 3, 2026 (AFP) - Thailand seeks arrest of foreigner accused of $30 mn cross-border fraud

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2026-03-03

A Thai court issued arrest warrants for a foreign businessman and his wife accused of investment fraud and money laundering, with one victim allegedly conned out of more than $30 million, police said. Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau accused Ben Smith, also identified in news reports as South African Benjamin Mauerberger, and his wife, Cattaliya Beevor, of "cross-border investment fraud" dating back to 2016, according to a statement from t......

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