US man nabbed for $2m fraud, faces extradition

MONDAY, JULY 20, 2015
US man nabbed for $2m fraud, faces extradition

A US citizen, wanted for allegedly duping others in the US to wire him US$2 million (Bt68.83 million) in business investments was arrested on Sunday in Phuket's Kathu district, Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) chief Pol Maj-General Thitirat Nonghanpita

The arrest of Theodore Andrew Werner, 48, was according to a request by US authorities, who said the man allegedly claimed to be a US revenue official and invited victims to join business and stock market investments, Thitirat said. Werners’s visa was revoked and he would be sent back to face charges in the US.