Prachuap: Police find plenty of evidence in home search of finance woman at center of massive embezzlement case

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Prachuap: Police find plenty of evidence in home search of finance woman at center of massive embezzlement case

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Muang Prachuap Kirikhan police armed with a search warrant went to the home of Khanitha, 28, the woman at the center of a multi million baht embezzlement case of public funds from the local authority. 

 

The daughter of a former kamnan, Khanitha worked in the finance section of the council and had access to funds meant for drought relief projects. 

 

Instead it is alleged that she siphoned off 33.9 million baht to feed an online gambling addiction. 

 

Yesterday at her house off Petchkasem Road in Klong Wan sub-district police found 18 bank books and 22 electronic cards.

 

There were also checks that had allegedly been falsified.

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

There was evidence of multiple transfers of money, on one occasion as high as 5.9 million baht.

 

Khanitha was reportedly denied bail last week.

 

Investigations continue to see if others were involved in the crime. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

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[ThailandRyan]

Gambling has one thing in common with drugs, it is called addiction.  Once started there is no stopping until you bottom out and sometimes its enough to bring a person back out of the spiral with gamblers anonymous, or it can and does destroy families and put people in prison.  I am sure the signs were there for this woman, just ignored.  Thailand is not the only country that has a gambling problem, but with the way people spend on the national lottery here it sure does not help to keep families fed and clothed.  

[trainman34014]

Can't believe she was in on this alone; family here will gladly join in for free money !

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

There was evidence of multiple transfers of money, on one occasion as high as 5.9 million baht.

 

Khanitha was reportedly denied bail last week.

 

Investigations continue to see if others were involved in the crime.

33.9 million gone missing.... you bet your bottom dollar she had some help !

[Benmart]

3 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

Can't believe she was in on this alone; family here will gladly join in for free money !

Her family, another family or accomplices is not mentioned except  a mention that the investigation continues. Seemingly the police need not bother, as the TVF sluthes have it all figured out.

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[Knocker33]

Embezzlement. No bail. Cop shoots and kills young wife. Bail.??? #@*ked up country

[trainman34014]

1 hour ago, Benmart said:

Her family, another family or accomplices is not mentioned except  a mention that the investigation continues. Seemingly the police need not bother, as the TVF sluthes have it all figured out.

Not quite accurate; she was transfering huge amounts of money from her job not just to herself but to members of her family, already reported previously !