Thai Police Arrest German Man For 65 Million Baht Embezzlement

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Thai police nab German man for embezzlement

BANGKOK (TNA) -- Thai immigration police detained a German national accused of embezzling Bt65 million from his customers in Germany before allegedly fleeing to Thailand in 2009, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

Pol Maj- Gen Pansak Kasamsan, Immigration Bureau Deputy Commissioner, told a news conference here that Michael Pollimier, 46, was arrested at Fisherman Way Villas in the provincial seat of the southern Andaman seaside resort of Phuket.

The detention followed cooperation between German police and Thai immigration police.

Before fleeing to the kingdom in 2009, Pollimier and four accomplices, who owned a solar cell panel company in Germany, were charged with embezzling Bt65 million (1.5 million euros) from many customers paying for the products.

These victims sued him and his accomplices. Later, the police also issued arrest warrants against him. (TNA)

-- TNA 2010-05-12

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[thaicbr]

amazing. going into hiding in Phuket. what an arse!

[ratcatcher]

amazing. going into hiding in Phuket. what an arse!

here's a picture of an arse.

[basjke]

amazing. going into hiding in Phuket. what an arse!

here's a picture of an arse.

It looks like he is also the type with the loose pulse.

[sid1967]

amazing. going into hiding in Phuket. what an arse!

u think its the only one ?

[Sisaketmike]

amazing. going into hiding in Phuket. what an arse!

here's a picture of an arse.

What an asshole_e. Wish you'd have to make the time in Thailand, not in Germany. Time to rip off your arse in a Thai prison.

Please BKA let him stay here for a while..........

Edited May 12, 2010 by Sisaketmike

[goldfinger]

...and fix him on a roof together with his solar panels

[momentumwaves]

Wow. That's a lot of money to embezzle. Will have some explaining to do when he gets back home, I'll bet.

[dudemeister]

...and fix him on a roof together with his solar panels

Yeah! Insert those solar panels where the sun dont shine!

[Pib]

I sure he will say he had good intentions like he was just trying to help Germany fund the Greece bailout.

[Sisaketmike]

...and fix him on a roof together with his solar panels

Yeah! Insert those solar panels where the sun dont shine!

Time for him to produce solar panels in a German prison for underdeveloped countries.

Edited May 12, 2010 by Sisaketmike

[goldfinger]

I sure he will say he had good intentions like he was just trying to help Germany fund the Greece bailout.

maybe this will be enough for some ouzo´s(greek spirit)

but the whole amount for the poor greece people is about 120 000 000 000 Euros.(only from germany)

Edited May 12, 2010 by goldfinger

[FarangBuddha]

Couldn't have at least picked a country without an extradition with Germany...but then he wouldn't have been able to spend his ill-gotten gains on soi Bangla everynite

[asiawatcher]

May as well issue him a red shirt so he can join his fellow <deleted>!

[Sisaketmike]

I sure he will say he had good intentions like he was just trying to help Germany fund the Greece bailout.

maybe this will be enough for some ouzo´s(greek spirit)

but the whole amount for the poor greece people is about 120 000 000 000 Euros.(only from germany)

What's that in Thai baht? 120 000 000 000 Euros. A lot of Lao Kao and Somtham lao for the reds. And they'd never leave Bangkok.

Romania, Bulgaria and others are already on the 'waiting list'.

[Soi Sauce]

Thaksin stole a lot more and was welcomed in Europe, incl Germany.

Why is this guy different?

[Maestro]

German held for alleged fraud at home

By The Nation

Published on May 13, 2010

A German man has been detained for allegedly cheating consumers in his homeland out of more than Bt41.3 million.

Immigration police on Sunday arrested Michael Pollmeier, 46, at a home in Phuket, following a request by the German embassy.

He is wanted for 10 fraud cases. The suspect and four other people had sold solar cells to many people, who later complained that the products did not work.

He has been charged with illegal entry and is being held in police custody pending extradition to Germany.

-- The Nation 2010-05-13

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[CroBiker]

There are lot more of these kinds of expats in Phuket, more official arrest announcements coming soon.

[LivinLOS]

amazing. going into hiding in Phuket. what an arse!

here's a picture of an arse.

What an asshole_e. Wish you'd have to make the time in Thailand, not in Germany. Time to rip off your arse in a Thai prison.

Please BKA let him stay here for a while..........

Erm he didnt commit any crimes in Thailand..

Did you read the info or just knee jerk reaction ??

[LivinLOS]

Wow. That's a lot of money to embezzle. Will have some explaining to do when he gets back home, I'll bet.

A lot of money to embezzle ?? 1.5 million ??

[bikerman]

who owned a solar cell panel company in Germany, were charged can not right news like that......

[BigWheelMan]

He doesn`t look German to me?

Nevertheless, he will be sent to Berlin for questioning and doing a lot more time in the Fatherland.

[RedRoadRunner]

He doesn`t look German to me?

Nevertheless, he will be sent to Berlin for questioning and doing a lot more time in the Fatherland.

1.5 Mill. Euros?

I wonder they bothered to get him......I suspect there are some other Germans (amongst other nationalities) living here in T-Land

Sabai Sabai....and the stole lots more than laughable 1.5....and nobody cares or bothers to get them.....

another case of TIT (This Is Thailand)

[Motoon]

Wow. That's a lot of money to embezzle. Will have some explaining to do when he gets back home, I'll bet.

A lot of money to embezzle ?? 1.5 million ??

It's even worse..., split 5-ways seems not worth the trouble

[Motoon]

He doesn`t look German to me?

Nevertheless, he will be sent to Berlin for questioning and doing a lot more time in the Fatherland.

1.5 Mill. Euros?

I wonder they bothered to get him......I suspect there are some other Germans (amongst other nationalities) living here in T-Land

Sabai Sabai....and the stole lots more than laughable 1.5....and nobody cares or bothers to get them.....

another case of TIT (This Is Thailand)

See that's where you don't understand what moves the wheel in TIT. They bothered because he didn't steal enough Otherwise he would have had enough to pay the monthly "visa fees" with the local police chief. So, when they needed a + mark in the success statistics, the police cashed in the chips

[321niti123]

amazing. going into hiding in Phuket. what an arse!

here's a picture of an arse.

What an asshole_e. Wish you'd have to make the time in Thailand, not in Germany. Time to rip off your arse in a Thai prison.

Please BKA let him stay here for a while..........

Erm he didnt commit any crimes in Thailand..

Did you read the info or just knee jerk reaction ??

He'll probably be detained in a thai prison for a while before sending him back to Germany.

[thaigerd]

I've met and spoke to him couple of weeks ago at an opening party, it was a nice bloke.

[grumpyoldman]

I've met and spoke to him couple of weeks ago at an opening party, it was a nice bloke.

"it" ? Wow that's quite the putdown TG, referring to him as though he were a cockroach.

From where I come from it's innocent until proven guilty, I don't think he's been tried yet (except here amongst some posters). Frankly, it's "buyer beware" out there. You buy some solar panels, probably want to be sure they work before you pay.