Bangkok Post
Ex-minister Vorapak named in US sanctions push
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Former deputy finance minister Vorapak Tanyawong is among 26 people and two companies targeted by US lawmakers for sanctions against figures linked to Southeast Asian financial scam gangs.
Key facts
- Former deputy finance minister Vorapak Tanyawong is among 26 people and two companies targeted by US lawmakers for sanctions against figures linked to Southeast Asian financial scam gangs.
- The list is headed by Benjamin Mauerberger, a South African businessman and former resident of Thailand who is alleged to have played a central role in laundering billions of dollars in profits from scam operations based mainly in Cambodia.
- It cites a letter sent on Sept 15 to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent by the chairmen of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Select Committee on China.
- Thai courts have issued arrest warrants for fraud and money laundering against Mauerberger, who left Thailand last year and is now believed to be in Dubai.
Summary
The list is headed by Benjamin Mauerberger, a South African businessman and former resident of Thailand who is alleged to have played a central role in laundering billions of dollars in profits from scam operations based mainly in Cambodia.
Thai courts have issued arrest warrants for fraud and money laundering against Mauerberger, who left Thailand last year and is now believed to be in Dubai.