Thailand moves to seize US$1 billion in scam assets from money laundering group

The confiscated assets, including US$415 million in shares, will go towards compensating victims of online scams, Thai authorities say

A criminal court issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for the alleged ringleader, South African Benjamin Mauerberger, his Thai wife Cattaliya Beevor, Cambodian businessman Yim Leak and four others, police said.