News Forum - US arrested man for stock fraud in Phuket

[Thaiger]

A man wanted by the United States for his involvement in stock manipulation and fraud has been arrested in Phuket. Peter Coker Jr, a citizen of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, was apprehended on Wednesday in a hotel room located near Surin Beach. The arrest was made by a team consisting of the …

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[Mamachigawa]

Scum. Wonder if he renounced US citizenship? He will be eating cat food in some federal pen for many years.

[Marc26]

In Vancouver he'd be celebrated and looked up to

[DWSC]

The FBI? C'mon. It ain't the FBI. It's the US Marshalls' Fugitive Division

Viktor Bout back then was handed over to the US Marshalls who escorted him back to US. The FBI's roles in most international cases are technical and expertise assistance like profiling, surveillance, and intelligence. They always prefer locals to do the 'leg' work and muscle. Another agency that's active in Southeast Asia and especially in Northern Thailand is the DEA. In fact, the DEA does provide intel and muscle as well. So, when the Marshalls and FBI lack the staff, most times they'd rely on the DEA.

[socal]

Probably a small fish. If he was a big enough criminal, he'd be on CNBC and Bloomberg.