Rogue Russian nabbed for massive Phuket property fraud

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Rogue Russian nabbed for massive property fraud
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Antochili with his captors.

PHUKET: -- Immigration police in Bangkok yesterday (June 29) arrested a Russian national suspected of cheating investors out of more than B20 million in Phuket property deals more than two years ago.

Acting on a warrant issued by Phuket Provincial Court in September, 2011, police arrested Vladimir Antochili, 29, at an apartment on Soi Ramkhamhaeng in the Hua Mak area of Bangkok at 2.30pm.

Antochili, a resident of Sweden, is accused of being part of a gang of Russians who misappropriated funds intended for property purchases in Phuket after setting up a supposed real estate agency targeting wealthy Russian investors.

The hunt for Antochili and his accomplices was launched after the owner of a property for sale in Chalong reported to police that a buyer had paid money to the gang, but he, the seller, had received nothing.

Investigations revealed that the gang had received three payments of around B3 million each, as well as commission from the seller, together totalling some B10.5 million.

The gang members are also accused of fraud in another, similar, property deal worth Bt12 million.

After his arrest, Antochili was sent under escort to Phuket, where he is now in custody at Chalong Police Station. The other gang members reportedly left Thailand some time ago.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/rogue-russian-nabbed-for-massive-property-fraud-47123.php


-- Phuket News 2014-06-30

[LivinginKata 9,142]

Well done Immigration Police in Bangkok. Job well done.

[Gjk7777 120]

Why no pointing???

[transam 49,513]

Why no pointing???

No need, the writing is on the wall for these scrotes........... .........At last...........

[bigbamboo 8,663]

Why no pointing???

No point.

[lufc74 13]

This man was part of a two man gang, they stole a massive amount off clients we were dealing with, who were buying a house and land. Well done. Need to get his mate now......hi vim, enjoy your stay in phuket....

[Gonki 33]

"Antochili"

uhm... He's not Russian, it sounds like a Chilean name.

[maxman71 288]

Kudos to the Thai cops. Well done.

[bigbamboo 8,663]

"Antochili"

uhm... He's not Russian, it sounds like a Chilean name.

Georgian surely?

And you don't get much more Russian than Vlad.

[smotherb 6,143]

"Antochili"

uhm... He's not Russian, it sounds like a Chilean name.

what do you think ratcatcher? is it worth even trying?

[vogie 24,462]

Why no pointing???

zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Bignose 769]

Good God, not the pointing or "that doesn't sound like a ************ name"...........................Please God NO!!!

[wvavin 1,542]

Pattaya & Phuket have nothing but full of Russian junks!

[duanebigsby 2,067]

"Antochili"

uhm... He's not Russian, it sounds like a Chilean name.

In this day and age it is virtually impossible to go by a person's name to determine nationality.

Many TV'ers have wrongly thought I'm Welsh (then accused me of not speaking native English), simply by my name.

[bander 1,063]

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Why no pointing???

I miss the pointing too, why did they stop pointing, best entertainment ever to see a bunch of BIB's pointing at the perpetrator. BIB: "here he is, we caught him, aren't we clever?" :-)