Former bank officer arrested in Nakhon Sawan for 500k fraud

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Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

 

The Anti-Corruption Division of the police, in collaboration with the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, apprehended a former state bank officer involved in defrauding locals of half a million baht. The suspect faces charges at the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Region 6 today, December 4.

 

Police Major General Jaroonkiat Pankaew, Deputy Commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), and Pol. Maj. Gen. Prasong Chalermpan, Commander of the Police Anti-Corruption Division, directed Police Colonel Sanuwong Khongkain, Superintendent of Division 4, Police Anti-Corruption Division, along with Police Lieutenant Colonel Saiwan Chanma and Police Captain Akkharaphon Pathmanusorn, to lead the operation.

 

They collaborated with officials from the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission to arrest Ataporn, a former business development employee at a state bank in Nakhon Sawan province, at his residence in Ban Rai, Lat Yao district, Nakhon Sawan.

 

The arrest was made in compliance with the warrant issued by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Region 6, warrant number 21/2567, dated October 25, for charges including corruption in government duties, fraud, and misuse of others’ electronic cards.

 

Police Colonel Sanuwong revealed that between 2013 and 2024, Ataporn, while serving as a business development officer level seven at a state bank in Tha Tako district, Nakhon Sawan, engaged in numerous deceptive schemes targeting the bank’s customers.

 

 

These fraudulent activities included persuading clients to take loans on his behalf, secretly transferring clients’ funds into his account, embezzling loan funds, forging loan agreements, falsifying power of attorney documents, unlawfully charging for document processing, and tricking clients into signing loan agreements.

 

The victims, primarily locals, totalled seven individuals, collectively losing over 500,000 baht. This led them to file complaints with the Police Anti-Corruption Division, prompting an investigation and the subsequent issuance of an arrest warrant, said Pol. Col. Sanuwong.

 

“The suspect’s fraudulent activities had a significant impact on locals, who were primarily farmers with limited financial means. Their decision to come forward and report these crimes was vital in bringing the perpetrator to justice.”

 

The police gathered sufficient evidence to secure an arrest warrant, ultimately leading to Ataporn’s apprehension. He is now being transferred to the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Region 6, where he will face legal proceedings, reported KhaoSod.

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-12-04