Police say Boom Panadda staged split from husband before both were jailed over donation fraud

According to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), actress and activist Panadda "Boom" Wongphudee and her husband Got Athip were arrested on November 7 after police found evidence that the couple continued to live together as husband and wife. The CIB alleged that Boom's earlier press conference announcing their separation and claims of falling out were staged to divert attention and prevent wrongdoing from linking back to Boom.

Got testified that he had acted on instructions, while Boom admitted responsibility for the money transfers. The case emerged following a tearful press conference on October 27, where Boom announced her separation from Got and sought a divorce, despite the couple reportedly planning to register their divorce the following day. Boom denied knowledge of her husband's encroachment on forest land in Nakhon Nayok province and claimed she discovered Got had taken 7 million baht from a safe intended as a gift for their child.

Investigations revealed that over 900 million baht in donations were received by the Doing Good Organisation Foundation, but only about 20% entered the foundation's system, with the remaining 80% transferred to Boom's accounts before being used for luxury goods, construction projects, and land in Nakhon Nayok. Police seized assets valued at more than 100 million baht, including houses, land, luxury vehicles, firearms, and bank accounts.

Boom and Got were arrested on November 6 and brought to court to seek detention. Boom refused bail, while Got submitted a bail request, which was denied by the court, and both were subsequently transferred to prison.