Two foreigners arrested for fraud
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An Italian man was nabbed in Chiang Mai for allegedly stealing millions from Italian financial institutions, while a French woman was arrested in Surat Thani for allegedly defrauding 1 million euros in construction payments in her country.
Deputy chief of Immigration Police Pol Maj-Genenral Chitsanupong Yuktathad said Stefano Raccaqni, 38, was arrested on Tuesday at a request from Interpol for defrauding Italian banks and finance firms of more than US$8.6 million (Bt257.6 million).
Meanwhile, Eve Paolleti aka Merlin, 47, was arrested in Koh Samui at the request of French authorities. She and her husband, who is in jail back home, owned a construction company and allegedly took payments for projects that were never built. Her visa has been revoked and she is awaiting deportation.
