Arrest warrant for Ben Smith rattles Thai elite amid 1bil baht fraud probe


BANGKOK: An arrest warrant for 'Ben Smith' has become a major political story, sending a chill through political circles after the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) investigated the case and secured warrants for two suspects: “Ben Smith” (Ben Smith), also identified as Benjamin Mauerberger (pic), and his wife, Katreeya Beaver.

The pair are accused of jointly committing fraud, conspiring — by agreement between two or more people —to commit money laundering, committing money laundering as a result of that conspiracy, and jointly laundering money, with alleged damages amounting to more than a billion baht.

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