Central Thailand: Former officer arrested for 700,000 baht embezzlement from disability fund

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) today arrested a former financial and accounting officer for embezzling over 700,000 baht from a fund dedicated to improving and developing the lives of disabled people.

The individual in question, identified as Wilaiporn (surname withheld), has been accused of corruption and misconduct under section 1 of the Criminal Court case number 12/2565, dated September 2. She is alleged to have taken advantage of her position as a senior financial and accounting officer at the Human Security and Social Development Office in Saraburi Province.

Responsible for the repayment of loans borrowed by disabled individuals from the wellbeing fund, she is accused of dishonestly using the money for her benefit rather than depositing it into the fund’s account.

Further allegations suggest that Wilaiporn fabricated 559 receipts, amounting to a total of 700,080 baht. These receipts were purportedly from disabled individuals repaying their debts. The fraudulent actions are reported to have taken place at the Human Security and Social Development Office in Saraburi Province’s central hall between January 2000 and October 19, 2005, reported KhaoSod.

Wilaiporn was apprehended at approximately 9am today in the car park of the Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat Woramahawihan in Phitsanulok province. She was then presented to the Criminal Court for corruption and misconduct under section 1 for further legal processes. It should be noted that the accused or defendant remains innocent until a final court verdict is reached.

The arrest was carried out by a joint force consisting of Police Lieutenant Colonel Pakin Puaprasert, Detective Inspector of the DSI Zone 6, Police Major Nikorn Thongniam, Detective Inspector of the DSI Zone 1, and Sophon Theerawongphinyo, Detective Inspector of the DSI. They were accompanied by officers from the DSI and AMLO’s Police Unit 1.

In related news, Thai authorities apprehended a man implicated in a substantial embezzlement case. A 52 year old individual, known as Chaloam, was taken into custody in Bang Kapi, a district in Bangkok.

This arrest comes in response to a warrant issued by the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases in the previous year. Read more about this story HERE.