Fugitive swindles millions from Thai lottery buyers, eludes arrest for 6 years

Police from the PCT5 division have arrested a Thai fugitive in connection with a fraudulent investment scheme involving government lottery quotas. The fugitive allegedly swindled victims out of over 50 million baht before evading capture for six years, Khaosod reported.

Today, Pol. Lt. Col. Theeradech Thamsuthee, head of the Special Operations Unit 5, led the team of PCT5 officers in arresting the 55 year old woman, Orarin Taythong, originally from the northern Tak province. She was wanted on a court warrant issued in 2017 for charges of fraud. Orarin was apprehended in Nonthaburi province yesterday after being identified by an online patrol unit.

Orarin, who was known to her victims as a trustworthy figure, had been dealing in government lottery tickets for over ten years. She is alleged to have lured a group of over 20 victims into her scheme by offering them…