AMLO moves to confiscate assets of Chen Zhi, Yim Leak and Kok An

The transaction board of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has decided to ask public prosecutors to seek a court order to confiscate assets worth about 13 billion baht belonging to Chinese scam boss Chen Zhi, Cambodian scam kingpins Yim Leak and Kok An, and their Thai associates.

The 13 billion baht in allegedly ill-gotten assets are linked to four cases investigated by AMLO.

Implicated in the first case are Yim Leak, his Thai associate Taengthai, South African fixer Benjamin Mauerberger (also known as Ben Smith), and two other Thai women, Wirinya and Katariya. Their assets, worth about 12 billion baht, include land, condominium units, a yacht and bank deposits.

The second case concerns Chinese scam boss Chen Zhi of Cambodia-based Prince Holding Group, who is accused of involvement in human trafficking, cyber fraud and money laundering. The frozen assets in this case are estimated at 345 million baht.

The third case concerns Cambodian scam kingpin Kok An and his associates, whose frozen assets are estimated at about 560 million baht.