Australian Fugitive Living In Thailand Arrested Upon Return To Australia

[Buchholz]

Former Minter Ellison finance chief Craig Raneberg arrested

Quick trip to Sydney has cost alleged fraudster his freedom

The former South Australian chief financial officer at law firm Minter Ellison, who has lived in Bangkok since June, returned to Australia on Saturday to renew his Thai visa. Raneberg's passage through Customs at Sydney Airport triggered an "arrest on sight" alert. SA Police wanted him detained for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the law firm. Australian Federal Police arrested the arts patron, who is now in custody with no chance of bail, because SA and NSW courts have ruled him a flight risk.

Raneberg, 48, has been charged with six counts of dishonestly taking property without the owner's consent. Police will allege he siphoned money from Minter Ellison accounts. Police been investigating Raneberg since June, when Minter Ellison discovered financial irregularities in its internal audit.

The firm lodged a Supreme Court action against Raneberg, freezing his accounts and claiming he stole funds before leaving for Thailand in June, the same month he was made redundant after 10 years' service.

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http://www.news.com.au/former-minter-ellison-finance-chief-craig-raneberg-arrested/story-e6frea6u-1226159380495

Adelaide Now - October 06, 2011

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Edited October 6, 2011 by Buchholz

[moe666]

None to bright

[Soutpeel]

Nominee for this years Darwin Award ?..

[robblok]

Nominee for this years Darwin Award ?..

Unlikely unless there is capital punishment for what he did.

[Buchholz]

Court told law firm accountant embezzled millions

Prosecutors say they will lay more than 200 charges against an accountant who allegedly embezzled $2.7 million.*

Craig Dean Raneberg, 46, has faced Adelaide Magistrates Court after being extradited from Sydney. The court heard he had flown back to Australia from Thailand after his three-month visa expired and was arrested by Federal Police at the airport when about to fly out of Australia again.

Prosecutors say they will lay an additional 203 theft charges against Raneberg. The money outstanding from an account at Adelaide law firm Minter Ellison has been revised upward to $2.7 million. The court heard Raneberg worked as an accountant at Minter Ellison for a decade.

Prosecutors said the money remained unaccounted for and Raneberg's assets and bank accounts had been frozen as part of a civil lawsuit.

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-06/fraud-craig-raneberg-minter-ellison/3317530?section=nsw

ABC News - Oct. 6, 2011

* 80.2 Million Baht

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Edited October 6, 2011 by Buchholz

[Buchholz]

was arrested by Federal Police at the airport when about to fly out of Australia again.

Thread title should reflect the differing scenario.

Oddly, apparently his arrival in Australia didn't trigger the "arrest on sight", only his attempted departure days later did.

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Edited October 6, 2011 by Buchholz

[Buchholz]

Additional information from :

http://firmspy.com/

Of course, his questionable decision to renew his Thai visa in Australia may seem slightly less surprising when it is remembered that this is the same guy who simply deposited the firm’s money directly into his own bank account, dollar for dollar. Sounds like a master criminal at work.

http://firmspy.com/

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Edited October 6, 2011 by Buchholz

[moe666]

Additional information from :

http://firmspy.com/

Of course, his questionable decision to renew his Thai visa in Australia may seem slightly less surprising when it is remembered that this is the same guy who simply deposited the firm’s money directly into his own bank account, dollar for dollar. Sounds like a master criminal at work.

http://firmspy.com/

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Member of the keystone crooks

[moe666]

Nominee for this years Darwin Award ?..

Out of luck has too die from his stupidity

[bristolgeoff]

he is a dummy he should have gone anywhere except back too aust

[whybother]

Law firm money man on $2.7m theft charge

THE former head of finance at law firm Minter Ellison's Adelaide office systematically fleeced his colleagues of more than $2.7 million over 10 years then flew to Thailand after he was made redundant, an Adelaide court has heard.

In a dramatic series of events this week, Craig Dean Raneberg, 46, was arrested at Sydney Airport after returning from Thailand, apparently to renew his Thai visa.

Read more: http://www.theage.co...l#ixzz1a0ga1O85

Edited October 6, 2011 by whybother

[MegaRanter]

Obviously not a Nigerian but still a crook -allegedly.

[GazR]

'It wasn't me.'

[BigFishEatLittleFish]

'It wasn't me.'

The alleged crook may be more clever than some of you realize. It's a well known secret that many law firms will not prosecute embezzlement by employees since it looks bad to clients (shows a lack of internal controls). I know of some big law firms where there was this failure to prosecute, as well as another firm that bravely did prosecute. Perhaps the crooks know this fact and hence don't really try and be too clever when fleecing their employers?

[Buchholz]

Former Financial Officer Admits Stealing $2.9 Million From Firm

The former chief financial officer of Minter Ellison's Adelaide arm, Craig Raneberg, has admitted to stealing A$2.7 million from the Australian law firm before fleeing to Thailand. Raneberg, 47, who was arrested when he returned to Sydney to renew his visa, pleaded guilty Friday to making 70 unauthorized transactions over his eight years as Adelaide CFO at the top-tier Australian firm.

The theft allegedly happened between August 2003 and June 2011, with as much as A$43,000 stolen in a single transaction and Raneberg apparently wiping banking records to cover his tracks, according to local press reports.

Prosecutor Michelle Roberts-Thompson told the court that Raneberg, who pleaded guilty to 70 charges of dishonestly taking owner's property without consent, had also signed a letter admitting to more than 100 further unauthorized transactions. He remains in custody awaiting sentencing on April 16.

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http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202546360985&Former_Minter_Ellison_Financial_Officer_Admits_Stealing__Million_From_Firm&slreturn=1

[Buchholz]

Additional information from :

Of course, his questionable decision to renew his Thai visa in Australia may seem slightly less surprising when it is remembered that this is the same guy who simply deposited the firm’s money directly into his own bank account, dollar for dollar. Sounds like a master criminal at work.

http://firmspy.com/

firmspy was very kind in their depiction of the 80 Million Baht convicted thief.

Here's what the "Fugitive Fail" forward-thinking-challenged Raneberg really looks like:

http://www.chiangrai.../news/2963.html

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Edited March 21, 2012 by Buchholz

[OzMick]

was arrested by Federal Police at the airport when about to fly out of Australia again.

Thread title should reflect the differing scenario.

Oddly, apparently his arrival in Australia didn't trigger the "arrest on sight", only his attempted departure days later did.

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By definition, a trap is easy to enter, hard to depart. It gave him the opportunity to surrender himself to police and quite likely get bail; but you can bet your bum he wouldn't be given his passport back to go on a pilgrimage.