{
  "id": 16891540,
  "title": "South African Ben Smith and Cambodian elite wanted in Thai $1bn money-laundering crackdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/south-african-ben-smith-and-cambodian-elite-wanted-in-thai-1bn-money",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-10-28-south-african-ben-smith-and-cambodian-elite-wanted-in-thai-1bn-money-laundering-crackdown/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thai authorities have issued arrest warrants and initiated the seizure of over $1 billion in assets, including real estate and major corporate shares, from a transnational money-laundering syndicate linked to South African Ben Smith and Cambodian businessman Yim Leak.",
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        "published": "2026-10-28T11:07:55.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}