DSI arrested an employee assisting an executive of a well-known real estate company in embezzling 480 million baht through the issuance of bills of exchange (B/E)

DSI arrested an employee assisting an executive of a well-known real estate company in embezzling 480 million baht through the issuance of bills of exchange (B/E)

On Sunday, January 19, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Operation Unit 2 of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI)’s Surveillance and Intelligence Division, under the direction of Mr. Withawat Sukantharos, Head of the Surveillance and Intelligence Division, jointly arrested Acting Sub Lt. Nisstha, also known as Jiratchaya or Jaroonlak (surname withheld). The arrest was made under Criminal Court arrest warrant No. 113/2568, issued on January 9, 2018, on charges of assisting and supporting the misconduct of directors, managers, or individuals authorized to manage the assets of a legal entity by dishonestly performing such duties under the Securities and Exchange Act, B.E. 2535 (1992). These charges include jointly forging title deeds and using forged title deeds, as well as jointly forging and using forged bills of exchange. The suspect was apprehended on a roadside in Nong Pla Lai Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, and was informed of the charges, rights under the Criminal Procedure Code, and the requirement to continuously record video and audio during the arrest and detention until being transferred to the special case inquiry official, in compliance with the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, B.E. 2565 (2022). The suspect was then handed over to the special case inquiry official responsible for the case for further legal proceedings.

This case is designated as Special Case No. 151/2561 under the Bureau of Financial, Banking, and Money Laundering Crime. Acting Sub Lt. Nisstha, also known as Jiratchaya or Jaroonlak (surname withheld), the suspect, was an employee of the company and allegedly assisted a director of a well-known SET-listed real estate company in forging documents related to the issuance and offering of bills of exchange (B/E). The suspect also used her personal bank account to facilitate financial transactions arising from the company’s issuing bills of exchange with a bank.

The operation to apprehend the suspect under the arrest warrant in this special case was carried out in accordance with the directive of Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the DSI. He assigned the Surveillance and Intelligence Division to form an operation team to track and arrest suspects under warrants, particularly those nearing their statute of limitations, to ensure fugitive suspects are brought to justice.