"Somchai the Terrible" - "Unusually rich" cop stripped of assets has colorful history

[newnative]

Aren't they all 'unusually rich'?

[NoshowJones]

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Good job. Now, they just have to find the other billions of baht. It is likely a police chief here makes hundreds of millions a year, since the entire thing is a pyramid scheme. And does anyone think Big Joke or the current chief are not taking in hundreds of millions? How about the so called leaders? 

Ferrari Joe. ????

[Purdey]

He can't have got that money alone. Who helped? 

[thailand49]

That is what happens when you bring attention to yourself,  he should have stayed as Pure,  once he started calling himself Big? 

Some reason in Thailand they use these names like Big to when they are really small same as Champ opposite of loser?  

But it hasnt hurt so far Big Joke,  or the other Big who is now heading of Immigration?  ????

[Iron Tongue]

 

I'd be more impressed if the courts stated what his total worth was, and whether he has any other children -or wives.

 

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, Almer said:

And where will the ill gotten gains end up dare i ask

In other unusually wealthy pockets... spoils will be shared around.

[mikebell]

18 hours ago, scorecard said:

Sure. But why has he been 'stripped' after retirement - the list of his 'events' goes back decades, why wasn't he stripped decades back?

Any mention of criminal charges?

[jacko45k]

13 hours ago, newnative said:

Aren't they all 'unusually rich'?

Not at first, after buying in. I don't expect it takes long to show a profit. 

[Grumpy one]

The saddest bit of news was his 200,000 baht car was also confiscated in Phuket  

[If I should die]

Why pick on him, he was just a successful example of the primary Thai character trait - selfishness.  Corruption, both asking for and also paying bribes, ignoring traffic and building laws, all omni-pervasive demonstrations of selfishness.  There are (perhaps) a few exceptions - but almost universally from top to bottom whether from greed or social pressure selfishness is the order of the day. 

[kcpattaya]

As if nobody knew that Somchai was corrupt...
But, the boys in brown all wear the same uniform, so they have sworn never to rat on each other, so everyone can "benefit".

More interesting would be to start from the top-down.
But, that will NEVER happen.
 

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

Good they got one guy. Any news on Joe Ferrari?

[steevjee]

On 9/22/2022 at 9:46 AM, ezzra said:

Oh that's has to hurt and hurt a lot, loss the ill gotten money and worse, loss of face for the whole family, but if he had some brain, he would have stashed some of the loot overseas, far from praying eyes...

Almost certainly he did

[Aussieroaming]

Another RTP poster boy. Somchai the thief.

[Tanlic]

Nothing new in Thailand

 

Memories of an ex-cop who was in charge of purchasing of computers for all police stations in Thailand

 

His wife allegedly opened a computer company and he bought all the computers from her instead of IBM

 

136 million baht was pocket change to him

[futsukayoi]

On 9/22/2022 at 9:57 AM, worgeordie said:

Report back when the ill gotten assets have been seized and are actually out of his control .......

regards worgeordie 

and when he serves even a day of jail time for his crimes

[Henryford]

If the deputy commissioner is "unusally wealthy" have they checked the commissioner?

[bang saen guy]

On 9/24/2022 at 2:20 AM, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

Good they got one guy. Any news on Joe Ferrari?

Alive and enjoying life last rumour I heard

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

On 10/4/2022 at 5:14 AM, Tanlic said:

Nothing new in Thailand

 

Memories of an ex-cop who was in charge of purchasing of computers for all police stations in Thailand

 

His wife allegedly opened a computer company and he bought all the computers from her instead of IBM

 

136 million baht was pocket change to him

His inspiration must have been Thaksin who bought a load of second hand US Army comms equipment and sold it to his police bosses. That was the beginning his fortune 500 company that he sold tax free for billions.

[Lucky Bones]

On 9/22/2022 at 9:57 AM, worgeordie said:

Report back when the ill gotten assets have been seized and are actually out of his control .......

regards worgeordie 

Agreed. Likely not one baht will be displaced. 

[ukrules]

On 9/22/2022 at 9:46 AM, ezzra said:

Oh that's has to hurt and hurt a lot, loss the ill gotten money and worse, loss of face for the whole family, but if he had some brain, he would have stashed some of the loot overseas, far from praying eyes...

I'll bet the vast majority of it is still overseas