In the rough: Thai tycoon jailed for golf course land fraud

Metal magnate Prayudh Mahagitsiri was sentenced to 24 years alongside 10 other defendants including his daughter. -- PHOTO: THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

BANGKOK (AFP): A Thai court has jailed a billionaire businessman for 24 years after he expanded his luxury golf resort into a nature reserve, local media said.

Anti-graft prosecutors filed a case in 2021 accusing metal magnate Prayudh Mahagitsiri of colluding with officials to obtain land deeds to extend his Mountain Creek Golf Resort and Residences.