RELEASED: 16 Jun 2019 at 13:25
2 Italians have actually been recorded in Chon Buri for utilizing the name of United States star George Clooney to trick victims into purchasing a phony clothes business.
Criminal Offense Suppression Department (CSD) leader Jiraphob Puridet stated on Sunday Francesco Galdeli, 58, and Vanja Goffi, 45, were apprehended at a home in Bang Lamung district near Pattaya city on Saturday under arrest warrants released by Interpol.
Pol Maj Gen Jiraphob stated Italian authorities had actually informed the CSD to their location in Thailand after they ran away a court sentence in Italy.
Mr Galdeli and Ms Goffi were sentenced by a Milan court to 8 years and 4 months in prison and fined EUR14,500 (500,000 baht) on scams charges.
They persuaded financiers that they were developing a clothes label utilizing the star’s name on garments for export. The criminal activity happened in 2010 and Mr Clooney sued them in Italy.
The Italian is required to Bangkok for a media instruction. (Criminal activity Suppression Department picture)
The CSD chief stated the 2 had the ability to fool financiers out of more than 40 million baht. They pertained to Thailand in 2014.
Cops have actually charged them for overstaying their visas in Thailand and will hand them over to Italian authorities after legal procedures are finished.
The nature of the relationship in between Mr Galdeli and Ms Goffi was unidentified.
