Frenchman arrested for B6.3m swindle

CHON BURI: A French national was arrested on Saturday for cheating a number of foreigners in Pattaya out of 6.3 million baht in total.

Pol Maj Gen Atthasit Kijjaharn, the Chon Buri police chief, said the arrest of Herve Christian Robert Leonard, 59, was made with seven warrants issued by the Pattaya Court for seven swindle cases – six in Pattaya and one in Nong Prue areas.

The court warrants were approved as requested by the police who received complaints from foreigners in Pattaya, accusing the Frenchman of cheating them of 6.3 million baht in total. The complainants said the man had swindled them through sales of big bikes and a claim that he could help them settle their legal cases because he had developed a close relation with some police officers.

The French embassy also received the same complaints and coordinated with the police for action.

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