Swedish national nabbed in Hua Hin on 20m Krona fraud case

[hhfarang]

Anybody know this guy?

BANGKOK, Aug 4 – Thailand’s immigration police on Thursday arrested a Swedish man who has been hiding in the kingdom for nine years after eluding warrants in Scandinavian countries on 20 million krona fraud case.

Carl-Gustav Alexander Tartagni was arrested in Prachuab Khiri Khan's seaside resort of Hua Hin after concerned agencies in Scandinavian countries sought cooperation from Thai police to arrest him.

The Swedish national is a wanted suspect charged with conspired with bank officials in Sweden to hack the banking system, changing purchase orders of bank clients' accounts and transfering their money into his own bank account, causing damage to several companies in Scandinavian countries, valued at 20 million krona or about Bt100 million.

Mr Tartagni fled to Thailand nine years ago and has no permanent job here. (MCOT online news)

[Spitfire]

Good that they catch up with perps sometimes but the speed is just so pedestrian....nine years....all I can say is 'about fcuking time'. Even if he goes to jail in some cushy hotel in a Scandies country then he'll joke with the other prisoners, whilst watching cable TV and eating muffins, that it's not the end of the the world as he had 9 years shagging hookers and getting pissed-up in a tropical paradise.

[STEVE G]

At least they seem to be making a bit more effort to catch criminals than they did in the past.
About a week ago in the IHT there was an article about how Thailand had become a Mecca for international fugitives.

[Spitfire]

About a week ago in the IHT there was an article about how Thailand had become a Mecca for international fugitives.

Gordon Bennett! Bloody quick off the mark the IHT is, isn't it?

[STEVE G]

Yes, it's not exactly earth-shattering news and I forget exactly which arrest had brought the subject up but having something like that on the front page of a large international newspaper isn't very good for any countries image.

[STEVE G]

A couple more:

Mumbai underworld gangster and smuggler Santosh Shetty has been arrested in Bangkok by the Thai police on Friday
http://english.samaylive.com/world-news ... ested.html

Freeman, the son of Sydney underworld figure George Freeman, arrived home in Australia at 6am yesterday flanked by Drugs Squad detectives who had sought his extradition.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/s ... 6109426979

[Amarita]

I dont think our scandinavian prisons are as
lux as you lot think....

[charlesh]

Let's hope LOS never ever becomes a Mecca - t'would be full people on a haj ha, ha!