British Man Arrested at Airport for Allegedly Defrauding Wife and Forging Documents

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of ECDD

 

Police arrested a British man at Suvarnabhumi Airport for allegedly defrauding his Thai wife and forging documents to sell company shares worth over 20 million baht. The suspect, however, continues to deny the charges.

 

On January 15, Colonel Theerapat Yangyuen, Commander of Division 3, Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECDD), and Police Lieutenant Worapoj Lallitjirakul, an inspector with the same unit, apprehended the individual identified only as Mr. Quentin, a British national, under a warrant issued by Pattaya Provincial Court on December 24, 2024. The charges include providing false statements and instructing officials to record false information in official documents.

 

Investigations revealed that Mr. Quentin was previously a director of a company based in Pattaya, Chonburi province, where his Thai wife was a business partner. The company had purchased land as its headquarters. Mr. Quentin allegedly reported the company’s land deed as missing to obtain a replacement deed. Using the forged documents, obtained from a falsified police report , he is accused of secretly selling the company’s land and shares to a third party, valued at over 20 million baht.

 

The alleged fraud came to light when the wife, a co-shareholder, discovered the sale and reported it to the ECDD, leading to the court-ordered warrant for Mr. Quentin’s arrest.

 

Authorities received a tip-off that Mr. Quentin was returning to Thailand via Suvarnabhumi Airport, where officers detained him upon arrival.

 

During questioning, Mr. Quentin denied all allegations. He has been handed over to the ECDD Division 3 for further legal proceedings.

 

-- 2025-01-16

 

 

[Dionigi]

Man bites dog

[dpeti73]

This happening when you buy something here for 100% price but you can own only 49% and the relationship going wrong

[ChaiyaTH]

3 minutes ago, dpeti73 said:

This happening when you buy something here for 100% price but you can own only 49% and the relationship going wrong

Yeah even it would be just 5% they can legally steal or claim, it is enough to cause a lot of trouble.

[Dave0206]

He is also being charged with forgery a job classified as protected for thais only

[Dave0206]

She probably found out when she went to sell it whilst he was out of the country. She thought she was fly but he was 2 fly.

[Baba Naba]

If it was a replacement deed, then it was not forged, just duplicated and it was a legal document.  

Am I missing something?

[bradiston]

Whoever the alleged buyer was, was also being deceived. He wouldn't have been able to sell the land without the authorisation of the company directors. All of them. And the company secretary.

[Thingamabob]

5 minutes ago, Baba Naba said:

If it was a replacement deed, then it was not forged, just duplicated and it was a legal document.  

Am I missing something?

Good point.

[Dave0206]

His " sleeping partner " woke up and wants her 51% of the sale 🙄 

[Will B Good]

Follow the money as they say…….the guy who purchased the land can’t be overly thrilled and faces a serious uphill struggle to get his money back……unless he was so stupid as to pay cash….then he’s doomed.

[Samh]

9 minutes ago, Baba Naba said:

If it was a replacement deed, then it was not forged, just duplicated and it was a legal document.  

Am I missing something?

My thought as well.

 

[Samh]

3 minutes ago, Dave0206 said:

His " sleeping partner " woke up and wants her 51% of the sale 🙄 

I was told that Thais are not allowed to be sleeping partners in a business, ie a 51% share holder has to put in 51% of the initial investment. My guess the Thai put up nothing. Does that make the setting up of the company by the Thai illegal?

[Thaindrew]

2 minutes ago, Samh said:

My thought as well.

 

Presumably the new deed was only in his name hence he could sell the land, so he fraudulently removed the other “owner”

[Issanraider]

9 minutes ago, Baba Naba said:

If it was a replacement deed, then it was not forged, just duplicated and it was a legal document.  

Am I missing something?

Yes you clearly are.

Allegedly he forged her signature on documents to obtain a duplicate title deed when the original deed had not been lost.

He then allegedly forged her signature in order to sell the company in who’s name the title was registered.

 

[gravity101]

14 minutes ago, Baba Naba said:

If it was a replacement deed, then it was not forged, just duplicated and it was a legal document.  

Am I missing something?

They mean forged signatures for sure.

[arick]

Must be very small money since they acted so quick if it was lots of money would take them several years. 

Think of it I thought the police don't get in fraud cases. That's for the DSI

[Dave0206]

7 minutes ago, Samh said:

I was told that Thais are not allowed to be sleeping partners in a business, ie a 51% share holder has to put in 51% of the initial investment. My guess the Thai put up nothing. Does that make the setting up of the company by the Thai illegal?

Well since its his wife I assume it's his sleeping partner unless he married only for the company but he looks too young for that

[bradiston]

10 minutes ago, Thaindrew said:

Presumably the new deed was only in his name hence he could sell the land, so he fraudulently removed the other “owner”

He couldn't put the deed in his name. It would have been in the company name.

[CallumWK]

25 minutes ago, Baba Naba said:

If it was a replacement deed, then it was not forged, just duplicated and it was a legal document.  

Am I missing something?

 

Ye you are missing that he made a false police report.

[har0165]

1. Just enjoy the lifestyle here, don't do business here. As a foreigner, everything is set up to work against you.

2. Don't get married.

 

Speaking from experience.

[CallumWK]

20 minutes ago, Dave0206 said:

His " sleeping partner " woke up and wants her 51% of the sale 🙄 

 

Or maybe the full 100%

[Toby1947]

Good on him, 👍 

[CallumWK]

17 minutes ago, Samh said:

I was told that Thais are not allowed to be sleeping partners in a business, ie a 51% share holder has to put in 51% of the initial investment. My guess the Thai put up nothing. Does that make the setting up of the company by the Thai illegal?

 

Correct, which would mean he loses his money

[hellohello123]

I thought divorce in the western world = defrauding the male

[ruddick]

12 minutes ago, har0165 said:

1. Just enjoy the lifestyle here, don't do business here. As a foreigner, everything is set up to work against you.

2. Don't get married.

 

Speaking from experience.

Couldn't agree more with the above. I am also speaking from painful and costly experience.

I never seen my 49%. Another life lesson learned. 😀😃

[ronnie50]

52 minutes ago, dpeti73 said:

This happening when you buy something here for 100% price but you can own only 49% and the relationship going wrong

It gets worse than that. If married (to a Thai) and your spouse runs up huge credit card debts or bank loans (with or without your knowledge), the creditors can come after you to recover 100% of the debts if she won't/can't pay. Like so many things here, what should just be a civil court matter, can also become a criminal matter. 

[MalcolmB]

7 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Using the forged documents, obtained from a falsified police report , he is accused of secretly selling the company’s land and shares to a third party, valued at over 20 million baht.

Our scumbags seem to love Pattaya.

Like moths to a flame

[mran66]

I thought forging documents and selling land or shares was activity reserved for Thai only. No wonder immugration stopped him. 

 

 

[cheerz]

20 minutes ago, har0165 said:

1. Just enjoy the lifestyle here, don't do business here. As a foreigner, everything is set up to work against you.

2. Don't get married.

 

Speaking from experience.

Agreed 100%