Canadian wanted in global stock scam arrested in Prachin Buri
A Canadian was arrested in Prachin Buri on Tuesday morning over his alleged role in an international penny stock fraud scheme worth more than Bt4.2 billion.
Police identified the suspect as Gregory Joseph Curry, 67.
The scam’s perpetrators reportedly received more than US$140 million (about Bt4.2 billion) from victims in as many as 35 countries.
Of nine suspects targeted by US authorities in connection with this scam, two managed to flee to Thailand, both of whom have now been arrested.
Metropolitan Police Division 2 deputy chief Colonel Jarern Sisasalak said Curry was the second suspect arrested in Thailand in connection with the scam. “The other one, Sandy Winick, was nabbed earlier by Special Branch police,” he said.
