Fugitive wanted by FBI for stock fraud arrested in Thailand's Phuket province


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BANGKOK, Jan 15 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): A foreign man wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was arrested in Phuket province on Saturday for allegedly manipulating stock prices in the United States.

The 54-year-old suspect, identified only as “Peter Jr”, was apprehended at the hotel he was staying at near Surin Beach in the province’s Thalang district, following an arrest warrant issued on December 27.

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