Overview

• On June 16, officers raided a Samut Prakan rental house and arrested 13 suspects, including six British, five Australians, one Canadian and one South African.
• Authorities say the group used online ads and calls to promise long-term bonds with high returns, targeting at least 14,000 Australian victims.
• Officials estimate the ring stole about 1.9 million Australian dollars and used phones, computers and whiteboards to coordinate operations across multiple time zones.
• The suspects were charged with racketeering and working illegally in Thailand and may face further fraud and transnational organized crime charges.
• Australian Federal Police information prompted a joint investigation last year that led Thai police to monitor the site for months before the raid.