rooster59 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Senior education official confesses to stealing Bt88m from funds for at-risk children By THE NATION A SENIOR education official has confessed that she embezzled Bt88 million from a state fund for underprivileged children, particularly those at risk of being lured into the sex trade. The embezzled amount is even greater than the money that had been paid to the intended recipients, which stood at a little over Bt77 million. “She is now a C8-level official. We suspect that she must have had accomplices,” Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin said yesterday, without revealing the woman’s name. He has transferred five education officials involved in the fund’s reimbursements to pave the way for a full investigation. The internal-control unit of the Education Ministry uncovered irregularities in the reimbursements by the fund last week. Teerakiat said he had ordered his ministry’s permanent secretary, Karun Sakulpradit, to file a complaint with the police, the National Anti-Corruption Commission and the Office of Public-Sector Anti-Corruption Commissioner against the woman who has confessed to the embezzlement. “We have also alerted the Anti-Money Laundering Office to have her ill-gotten gains frozen. The recipients of such ill-gotten gains will face legal action too,” he added. Over the past decade, the woman had been in charge of implementing an educational fund for life development, which was established in 1999 during the Chuan Leekpai government. The fund had a start-up budget of more than Bt600 million in the hope of boosting educational opportunities among underprivileged children. The fund, at its inception, had placed an emphasis on girls in the North as many of them were considered at risk of being lured into prostitution. The start-up funds came from the Government Lottery Office. Between 2008 and 2018, the suspect allegedly transferred Bt88 million from the fund to 19 bank accounts of people not qualified as fund recipients. The account owners were a combination of her relatives and people she knew. This year, she allegedly transferred more than Bt3 million to their bank accounts without transferring any money to deserving recipients. Karun said that last year, just Bt825,000 went to the fund’s intended recipients and up to Bt12.8 million to those who had no right to the money. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30340612 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-03-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeremy50 Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 Evil and beyond contempt. Lock them all up, and liquidate all their assets, down to the last flip flop. 33 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 I'm not surprised at an official stealing money, as it seems they nearly all do it to some degree. However the magnitude of this theft plus that it went on for 10 years is somewhat staggering. Has this country ever heard of auditing? 31 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Samui Bodoh Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 Yet even more disgusting theft by government officials of funds meant for the poor; I sincerely hope this woman rots in hell forever. However; 4 minutes ago, rooster59 said: Teerakiat said he had ordered his ministry’s permanent secretary, Karun Sakulpradit, to file a complaint with the police, the National Anti-Corruption Commission and the Office of Public-Sector Anti-Corruption Commissioner against the woman who has confessed to the embezzlement. Why does this Permanent Secretary still have their job? If their function was to run/oversee the Ministry, clearly they have failed. Further, What actions are being contemplated against the NACC and the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commissioner? What action is being taken against the Auditors? If this has gone on for several years, why was it not caught earlier? Finally, why does the Minister still have a job? The role of a Cabinet Minister is to take political responsibility for his Ministry. Why has he not resigned? Until people begin to accept/take responsibility for crap like this, it'll never stop. 25 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theguyfromanotherforum Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 At least this is being reported. In English too. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, darksidedog said: I'm not surprised at an official stealing money, as it seems they nearly all do it to some degree. However the magnitude of this theft plus that it went on for 10 years is somewhat staggering. Has this country ever heard of auditing? The answer to your last question is obviously NO. I suspect that even if there were auditors they would be as crooked as the rorters themselves and if they found anything irregular they would want to be in on it as well. Such is the Thai civil service. Pity some civil servants are are not as efficient at doing their jobs as they are at scamming public funds. I speak generally of some senior personal who seem to have the greater opportunity to defraud. I know there are some bad eggs but I am sure there a lot of good people in the service. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 In Thailand, you emmbazzle small or big, your punishment is the same, transfer to inactive post until the heat die down and people forget and life goes on, do we ever hear what has become of all of the thousands of officials that have been transferred to inactive post? No, never.... 26 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YetAnother Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 36 minutes ago, rooster59 said: A SENIOR education official has confessed that she embezzled Bt88 million from a state fund for underprivileged children, particularly those at risk of being lured into the sex trade. well, it's a start, we get hints of who and how; seems, thais being thais, that Whenever money flows,corruption follows; o i'm sorry, they call it 'business' 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon537687643 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 What is significant is there arent enough checks and balances to prevent this fraud! Developed countries have a system whereby there would need scores of coherts to be complicit for such fraud to even begin! Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lungstib Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 The corruption virus, free and running rampant through all forms of government and officialdom. No cure appears to be forthcoming. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, darksidedog said: Has this country ever heard of auditing? They shoot auditors don't they? (With apologies to Racing Cars) https://www.smh.com.au/world/thailand-reverses-death-sentences-for-two-men-who-murdered-australian-michael-wansley-20150225-13oy7r.html Edited March 10, 2018 by nahkit add link 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 Checks and balances, ? any Government agencies that disperse money should be checked,as they will all be at it,for a half decent accountant it should be easy to find corruption,finding some that could not be corrupted themselves would be the difficult part.that is to the shame of Thailand. regards Worgeordie 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KMartinHandyman Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 She exceeded the “one for me, one for you” rule of embezzlement. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Anak Nakal Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 Jail for all life! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KittenKong Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 "Has this country ever heard of auditing? " In my experience with condo management, there is no proper control or monitoring of accounts, and audits are best described as a complete joke. I dont see why it should be any different in government departments. The word "management" does not appear to translate into Thai at all, and there is certainly no work ethic here that would make people inclined to check things just for the pleasure of being sure that they are correct. Laziness and faith in karma rule the day. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Psimbo Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 Stealing from some of the most vulnerable people in society- what a scumbag she is. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trainman34014 Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 There is no shame in Thailand other than 'losing face'. When they are in a situation of power and handling money all ethics go out of the window. Greed, the real THAINESS !! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 shamlessness on steroids....absolutely disgusting... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 why has this headline disapeaed from the forum header page,posted only 3 hours ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Is there any branch of Thai society that is immune from such corruption? Chinese justice would kill and cure this greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Lungstib said: The corruption virus, free and running rampant through all forms of government and officialdom. No cure appears to be forthcoming. There is actually a simple, effective cure for corruption available. The problem is there are no persons of any colour shirt or hat with the courage and the sphericals to dispense it. It would mean NO inactive posts, no slapped hands, wais or time in the temple. It really needs the top ten people in the military, police, civil service and politicians, both former and current, to be permanently removed. The next 10 promoted and be given 2 weeks to stop the rot, failing which the next 10 will be selected etc. It shouldn't take that long and it may clear the country of an overfilled heirachy of overpaid "retired' governmet officials as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Name withheld. Says it all really. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 And folk post here, " Why don't you learn to speak Thai and the Thai culture".. I say "Because I don't want too", this thread is about Thai culture and the reason for my reply.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarZaid Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Jeremy50 said: Evil and beyond contempt. Lock them all up, and liquidate all their assets, down to the last flip flop. Agreed --- put them in with the fathers of these girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thhMan Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Jail is to lenient... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lupatria Posted March 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2018 7 hours ago, darksidedog said: I'm not surprised at an official stealing money, as it seems they nearly all do it to some degree. However the magnitude of this theft plus that it went on for 10 years is somewhat staggering. Has this country ever heard of auditing? I tried to find out more about this habit and went to the website "Honest Thai Official" but it is under construction - for more than 10 years already. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 7 hours ago, darksidedog said: Has this country ever heard of auditing? This is what Thai auditing looks like..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 An off topic post about Singapore has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Show us a photo of this nameless scumbag! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdy2206 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 It really is the lowest of the low! People earning thousands stealing from the most destitute in the country. It is almost impossible to understand. I really hope something seriously bad happens to them. They are below contempt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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