Land official gets 20 years

A land official in Phuket's Kathu district was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in jail for violating the anti-money laundering law. The Criminal Court found Boonchu Limraksasin, 51, guilty of violating the anti-money laundering act. The man was convicted of using bribes, worth millions of baht, to buy plots of land in Phuket and an apartment in Bangkok to conceal the source of his illegal earnings. According to the court, Boonchu, as the district land officer, had illegally issued land rights documents on 10 occasions. In 2003 alone, Boonchu received bribes of more than six million baht from two people for helping them secure land rights documents. A female accomplice, Meena Kanra, 34, was sentenced to seven years in prison.

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Well, at least he will have enough money to live comfortably in jail!

Extortion puts land official and co-conspirator in jail

A former district land official was yesterday sentenced to 20 years' jail and a temporary office worker got seven years for demanding bribes for land-title deeds.

Bunchoo Limraksasin was found guilty of bribery and money laundering by the Criminal Court. He had been employed as an official at the land office in Kathu district in Phuket at separate times between December 2001 and June 2003.

Office worker Meena Kalra was found guilty of conspiring with Bunchoo to launder money.

The court heard that Bunchoo had accumulated Bt5.4 million from processing land-title deeds for one woman in 2002. She reported the demands to the police who later arrested him in a sting operation.

The charges stated that Bunchoo transferred more than Bt17 million to two bank accounts in Meena's name and spent around Bt2.1 million to purchase a condominium in Bangkok.

The court found Bunchoo's denial of bribe demands and money transfers unconvincing. It noted Meena was unable to explain Bt17 million in her bank accounts while earning a monthly salary of Bt5,000.

- The Nation

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Her explanation was reportedly, "uhhh... errrr.... ahhh... uhmmm.."

Land official gets 20 years

A land official in Phuket's Kathu district was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in jail for violating the anti-money laundering law. The Criminal Court found Boonchu Limraksasin, 51, guilty of violating the anti-money laundering act. The man was convicted of using bribes, worth millions of baht, to buy plots of land in Phuket and an apartment in Bangkok to conceal the source of his illegal earnings. According to the court, Boonchu, as the district land officer, had illegally issued land rights documents on 10 occasions. In 2003 alone, Boonchu received bribes of more than six million baht from two people for helping them secure land rights documents. A female accomplice, Meena Kanra, 34, was sentenced to seven years in prison.

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I recall the case, well I think on the Pattaya Forum they were saying you read about the people being charged but you never see the outcome of the Courts..Perhaps like western courts they are so banked up it takes years to get a result.. Thanks Sriracha john for the information..

In 2003 alone, Boonchu received bribes of more than six million baht from two people for helping them secure land rights documents.

has the illegally purchased land been returned to its rightful status , and have the wealthy purchasers been prosecuted as well ?

In 2003 alone, Boonchu received bribes of more than six million baht from two people for helping them secure land rights documents.

has the illegally purchased land been returned to its rightful status , and have the wealthy purchasers been prosecuted as well ?

Wasn't there a Big Resort built on some of this Land..

Yes what happens to the legal owners ??

It noted Meena was unable to explain Bt17 million in her bank accounts while earning a monthly salary of Bt5,000.

She could have told them she worked part time as a maid for Thaksin.

In 2003 alone, Boonchu received bribes of more than six million baht from two people for helping them secure land rights documents.

has the illegally purchased land been returned to its rightful status , and have the wealthy purchasers been prosecuted as well ?

dont be silly

Well, at least he will have enough money to live comfortably in jail!

in jail???? You must be joking.

With that money he can arrange to just pop in once in a while for a head count.

Extortion puts land official and co-conspirator in jail

A former district land official was yesterday sentenced to 20 years' jail and a temporary office worker got seven years for demanding bribes for land-title deeds.

Bunchoo Limraksasin was found guilty of bribery and money laundering by the Criminal Court. He had been employed as an official at the land office in Kathu district in Phuket at separate times between December 2001 and June 2003.

Office worker Meena Kalra was found guilty of conspiring with Bunchoo to launder money.

The court heard that Bunchoo had accumulated Bt5.4 million from processing land-title deeds for one woman in 2002. She reported the demands to the police who later arrested him in a sting operation.

The charges stated that Bunchoo transferred more than Bt17 million to two bank accounts in Meena's name and spent around Bt2.1 million to purchase a condominium in Bangkok.

The court found Bunchoo's denial of bribe demands and money transfers unconvincing. It noted Meena was unable to explain Bt17 million in her bank accounts while earning a monthly salary of Bt5,000.

- The Nation

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Her explanation was reportedly, "uhhh... errrr.... ahhh... uhmmm.."

283.3333333333333 years of hard work to be precise.

She might have had a chance if she told the court;

"Falang boyfriend give me money build house."