American arrested in Phuket on scam charges

MONDAY, JULY 20, 2015
American arrested in Phuket on scam charges

A US citizen, wanted for allegedly duping others in the US to wire him two million US dollars in business investments was arrested on Sunday in Phuket's Krathu district, Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) chief Pol Maj-General Thitirat Nonghanpitak said M

The arrest of Theodore Andrew Werner, 48, was according to the US authority’s request because the man allegedly claiming to be US revenue official and inviting victims to join business and stock market investments, Thitirat said. The fugitive’s visa was revoked and he would be sent back to face legal actions in the US, he added.