Thai businessman gets 1,244 years in prison for tour package investment scam

VNExpress - Nov 12, 2026

A Bangkok court sentenced a businessman to 1,244 years in prison on Wednesday for defrauding 311 people through a tour package investment scheme, though Thai law caps his term in this case at 20 years.

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