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Thailand vows to seize over $1.28 billion from accused scam money launderers

First reported 2026-10-28 11:00 UTC · Updated 2026-10-29 02:50 UTC · 2 independent sources

Thai authorities have vowed to seize more than US$1 billion in assets from a group accused of laundering proceeds from Southeast Asia-based scam syndicates. A criminal court issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for the alleged ringleader, South African Benjamin Mauerberger, his Thai wife Cattaliya…

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  1. 2026-10-28 11:00 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
  2. 2026-10-29 02:50 UTCSCMP via AFP · scmp.com ↗

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