BANGKOK, Aug. 10- Central investigative police arrest a gang claiming to be Deceit investing in a canal dredging project or the Monkey Cheek Project of the Chaipattana Foundation

Police from the Crime Suppression Division led forces to arrest Mr. Somchai. Or Captain Duck, Mr. Akrawat or Seth. Young with a total of 7 people in 7 provinces, namely Chaiyaphum, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, Kalasin, Chiang Mai, Lampang and Suphan Buri. 20 construction project documents, 18 bank books, 3 ATM cards, and 3 mobile phones were also seized.

Maj. Gen. Montri Thetkhan, the commander of the suppression, revealed that this case stemmed from the beginning of 2021. The Crime Suppression Division received a complaint from the Chaipattana Foundation that There is a group of people impersonating the Chaipattana Foundation that has prepared a canal dredging project Or the Monkey Cheek Project of the Chaipattana Foundation in the northeastern region of 90 projects and then use them to seek benefits When the victim knows that the project does not exist therefore requesting to cancel the contract and request a refund with the perpetrators but was deflected and unable to contact There were more than 20 people injured, the damage was more than 1.5 million baht.

From the investigation, it is known that During June-July 2021, the accused group claimed to be a construction company. is a representative of the Chaipattana Foundation to persuade and suggest a swamp dredging project This is a project that helps people or small business entrepreneurs have the opportunity to get a job. And notify those who are interested in getting a job to listen to the conditions and qualifications of the company that will accept the job. by deceiving the use of a government office as a meeting place Causing 50-60 people to attend the meeting, with the content of the meeting of the accused groups claiming that each project has a main support budget of 100-1000 million baht. Starting at the price of 17,500 baht until reaching 90, 000 baht depending on the size of the area receiving the budget of the project to be received In which the victims believe that they paid for the purchase of a project and entered into an employment contract with the accused. After the money transfer, he also tricked him into entering into a joint venture contract with a fuel sales company. But afterwards, none of the injured persons was contracted for the construction.

and from collecting evidence Found 10 offenders, dividing the work into 2 groups: a group of recruiters who persuade 5 people and a group of shilling companies. Claiming to be the company received work from the Chaipattana Foundation, another 5 people, who on August 7 asked the court to approve the arrest warrants for all 10 people. Then on August 9, they launched raids at 8 points in 7 targeted provinces. Seven of the accused were arrested and one was sentenced to prison. Two others are on the run, some of whom were former civil servants. But found that it is not related to the Chaipattana Foundation. The police believe that the accused group may have received news about government projects from public channels. then falsely claiming that their company has received a concession to deceive the public or interested contractors

Initially reported prosecution for fraud. and defraud the public All of the accused denied claiming that Do as Mr. Somchai persuades to receive benefits instead of Mr. Somchai. Or some duck captains, but the investigation found that there are important characters such as Mr. Kittisak, Ms. Waraporn who are still on the run.

At the same time, from the search of the accused's house, more than 20 construction project documents were found, falsely claiming to have received concessions from other government projects, such as the construction project to preserve Buddhism in Roi Et, 2023, with a budget of 850 million baht, the project Development of a water reservoir system in the Kaem Ling Kaeng Nam section of Khon Kaen Province, the Surat Thani-Songkhla double-track railway project Khon Kaen light rail project, etc., therefore believes that there are many more victims. ready to warn the public before investing Please check the origin of the project with the government agency first. or how many complaints Suppression Division or the local police station at the scene of the accident.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency