"Hollywood producers Gerald and Patricia Green have been convicted of money laundering and bribing a Thai official, the US attorney's office announced on Monday. The verdict could open Hollywood up to more investigations regarding overseas business.
More to the point, it could open an investigation and possible charges against Juthamas Siriwan, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand at the time the Greens bribed and connived their way into control of the BIFF.Mrs Juthamas has denied any involvement. But it may be difficult now for the National Anti-Corruption Commission to ignore the conviction of the Greens for sending her bribes of $1.8 million, or about 72 million baht at the time.
The US couple were both convicted of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, eight violations of the FCPA and seven acts of money laundering - all charges involving bribes send to Mrs Juthamas and her relatives. In addition, Patricia Green was found guilty of two counts of falsely subscribing a US tax return.
Gerald Green, 77, and his wife Patricia, 52, could each face upwards of 10 years in prison, said Assistant US Attorney Bruce H. Searby, who prosecuted the case.Sentencing is set for Dec 17. The couple is currently free on bond. Specifically, according to the superseding indictment, the Greens paid approximately $1.8 million in bribes to the former governor through numerous bank accounts in Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Isle of Jersey in the name of Mrs Juthamas' daughter and a friend.
The contracts received by the Greens resulted in more than $13.5 million in revenue to businesses they owned."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/1543...bing-tat-govern
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US couple guilty of bribing former TAT Governor
Started by Sexpat, Sep 15 2009 10:06 AM
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Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:16 PM
I wonder if the anti-corruption agencies in Thailand have even bothered to read the evidence of bribery that the US authorities sent them months ago. They probably put them in the same file that the US sent about the Thai officials involved in skimming the airport scanners. The file is marked: VIP. Do not open.
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Posted 16 September 2009 - 07:27 AM
"The National Anti-Corruption Commission is expected to rule on Wednesday on whether there are grounds to charge former TAT governor Juthamas Siriwan over a bribery scam involving the Bangkok International Film Festival.
The move comes after a Los Angeles film-making couple, Gerald and Patricia Green, were convicted on Friday by a US court of bribing Thai officials so they could run the film festival and land other projects."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/2389...fts-to-juthamas
Can you imagine how this would have been handled if this lady's name was Thaksin !
The move comes after a Los Angeles film-making couple, Gerald and Patricia Green, were convicted on Friday by a US court of bribing Thai officials so they could run the film festival and land other projects."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/2389...fts-to-juthamas
Can you imagine how this would have been handled if this lady's name was Thaksin !
