Maid’s 100-million-baht windfall exposes illegal firms
Police in Surat Thani have concluded their investigation into two nominee companies linked to a French businesswoman who died by suicide on Koh Samui in 2024, recommending prosecution over illegal landholding through Thai nominees. The case, which drew national attention after the woman left a fortune worth nearly 100 million baht to her housekeeper, has … The story Maid’s 100-million-baht…
A French businesswoman, Catherine Delacote, passed away by suicide in 2024, leaving behind a fortune of nearly 100 million baht to her housekeeper in Koh Samui. This revelation has exposed illegal firms accused of using foreign nominees for land trading in breach of the Foreign Business Act. Thai police have recommended prosecution against two nominee companies, G.V.N.E.
Co., Ltd. and Maxicate Co., Ltd., as well as two Thai nationals accused of aiding the illegal land business arrangement. No charges will be brought against Delacote, who died in 2024, but the case has highlighted Thailand's crackdown on nominee arrangements in Koh Samui, an area with significant foreign investment in villa and hospitality developments.
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